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Who is Rose of Cimarron?

Who is Rose of Cimarron?

by | May 1, 2005 | True Westerners

Rose of Cimarron, mystery woman. Rose of Cimarron was first introduced to readers in 1915 in a little red paper-covered book titled Oklahoma Outlaws. The book was prepared by a newspaperman using information supplied by Bill Tilghman, a respected lawman in Oklahoma...
Down Mexico Way

Down Mexico Way

by | May 1, 2005 | Features & Gunfights

At 4:20 a.m. on March 9, 1916, the United States was invaded for the first time since the British sacked Washington during the War of 1812. The invasion was caused by a grudge and a subsequent desire to avenge an imagined betrayal. The invader, Pancho Villa, was one...
Too Cool to be a Cowboy

Too Cool to be a Cowboy

by | May 1, 2005 | Art, Guns and Culture

Forget all the clichés about singin’ cowboys—some are just too hard to label, especially when they turn out to be a mix of Southern charm and true grit like Royal Wade Kimes. If you’re not hip to Kimes, then check out one of the fastest rising stars in the Country...
On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder

On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder

by | Apr 1, 2005 | Travel & Preservation

“As far as I could see, covered wagons stood one beyond another in a long, long line. Behind them and over them, high over half the sky, a yellow wave of dust was curling and coming. My mother said to me, ‘That’s your last sight of Dakota.’” Rose Wilder Lane recorded...
No Bull(s)

No Bull(s)

by | Apr 1, 2005 | Art, Guns and Culture

Big hats … big boots … big mustaches … big silver engraved lids for Copenhagen and Skoal cans … big spit cups … And not one big, bad Brahma bull to be seen. This isn’t your ordinary rodeo, and these aren’t PRCA card-carrying cowboys or...