Studying History is One Thing; Walking History is Another
An ox shoe. A square nail. A kitchen knife. An 1840s dime. A grave. Those are some of the precious things found by members of Trails West as they explore, find, mark and teach about the old pioneer trails that brought 400,000 people through the West in the “great...
Virgil Returns
In 1895, Virgil and Allie returned to Prescott, Arizona Territory, after living in Colton, California, and spending time in Colorado. Prescott had always been Allie’s favorite place. Soon after their arrival, Virgil partnered with W.H. Harlon in a lease of the Grizzly...
Which Indian Tribes Tortured Their Prisoners? Nearly all the tribes tortured their captives to some degree...
Long before the Euro-Americans arrived Indian tribes were constantly at war with one another. Captives were often put to death. While being tortured, they were expected to show self-control, bragging of their prowess as a warrior, showing defiance and singing their...
First Peoples, Original View
Following in the footsteps of the early 19th-century artists, photographers began to travel the West and record the places and people they encountered. One group of Westerners that fascinated and attracted the image-makers were America’s Indigenous peoples, who...
True West March/April 2025
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