All Hail the Cowboy Hat!

All Hail the Cowboy Hat!

From the Boss of The Plains to The Gus   “A fine hat fits like a good friend.” —Charles M. Russell   In 1989, veteran actors Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones costarred in the epic CBS Western miniseries Lonesome Dove. Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer...
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....