A Preacher Arrives In Helldorado Endicott Peadbody
Endicott Peadbody A Preacher Arrives In Helldorado In Tombstone in early 1882, the Reverend Endicott Peabody, a recent arrival from Boston preached a sermon titled “The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Cattle” A Cow-boy who...
Louis L’Amour L’Amour made you feel like you were sitting around a campfire listening to a good storyteller.
I met Louis L’Amour at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City back about 1980. He was a gracious and kind man. He’d lived quite an adventurous life himself. His research on the lands he wrote about was thorough and accurate. His dialogue was very good and...
Branding The history of one of the West's most iconic symbols!
Branding of livestock dates all the way back to the Egyptians to around 2,700B.C. It spread to Europe in the Middle Ages and was introduced in today’s Southwestern United States by the Spanish and later Mexican vaqueros. The open ranges made it essential for ranchers...
The Death Of Ike Clanton Rustling his way to an early grave
After leaving Tombstone Ike moved his rustling operations to the White Mountains. As he did in Tombstone, Ike passed himself off as a successful businessman. He had a lot of money to throw around and that was good for business. Other members of the gang included Lee...
True West January/February 2025
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