The Last Drop from his Stetson

The Last Drop from his Stetson

Mi Buen Compañero Beba agua mi buen compañero. Agua fresca del cielo. Beba para acariciar la sed. Beba mi caballo alazán lucero De esta copa, mi sombrero Porque ya terminamos con El trabajo del día. Yo, y mi caballo que se llama Bandolero! —J. James Sánchez  ...
Burt Mossman’s Rangers Part 1

Burt Mossman’s Rangers Part 1

Burt Mossman was Governor Murphy’s choice to be the first captain of the Arizona Rangers.  The rawhide-tough cowman had made quite a reputation for himself when he ran the famous Hash knife outfit in northern Arizona. Mossman’s life reads like something...
Birth of the Arizona Rangers

Birth of the Arizona Rangers

Arizona greeted the 20th Century as a frontier Jekyll and Hyde.  On one hand, communities like Phoenix, Prescott and Tucson were becoming modern cities. Churches and schools outnumbered the bawdy houses and saloons, a sure sign that civilization was making progress....
Imagining the West

Imagining the West

Western art historian Larry Len Peterson has reached new heights in The American West Imagined: Gems from the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction (The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Sweetgrass Books, an imprint of Farcountry Press, $84). The book has everything under one cover for...