One for the Grave
Outlaw John Shaw gulped his last whiskey while surrounded by 15 cowboys as the sun rose over the cemetery in Canyon Diablo, Arizona Territory. One problem: John Shaw was already dead. A dead guy having a pick-me-up should fall squarely into the category of legend, and...
Boot Scootin’ Boogie
Cowboy boots are pure romance, even if they’re covered in barn muck or horse manure. Designed to be totally functional, boots are also the one type of footgear that adds flattering height while making an individual statement that can be as wild as you want. Back in...
Long-Guns of the Gunfighters
For anyone who rode the gunpowder trail, a six-shooter wasn’t the only weapon in his arsenal. A gunfighter often had only one pull of the trigger to save his life in the days before Samuel Colt’s revolvers and Civil War-era repeating rifles. The 20 or more seconds it...
Celebrating Pioneer Women
Ida May and Edith Eudora Ammon homesteaded in North Dakota in the 1880s, expecting their venture to be a lark. They intended proving up, getting title to the land, then selling their claims and returning home. But the land captivated them, and soon they were helping...
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