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Yellowstone Was Only the Beginning

Yellowstone Was Only the Beginning

by | Apr 8, 2019 | Features & Gunfights

July is the busiest month for Yellowstone National Park, where vacationers find a cool respite from the sizzling heat. The idea of setting aside land for the public’s benefit was revolutionary when President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill creating the first national...
The Militancy of the Miners

The Militancy of the Miners

by | Apr 2, 2019 | Departments, Investigating History

Mining was vital to the growth of the Old West—perhaps more so than even the cattle industry. It also led to violent class struggles between mine owners and workers, especially after the miners organized. One of the most important incidents took place in the Coeur...
Lewis and Clark’s Big Sky Country

Lewis and Clark’s Big Sky Country

by | Mar 27, 2019 | Features & Gunfights

Most every Sunday afternoon as I was growing up, my father would load us into the car and off we’d go on a family day-adventure to “discover new sights.” Perhaps these jaunts, and the fact that I have a pioneer-gypsy soul, make exploring the trails of the West one of...
Kansas’s Highways of History

Kansas’s Highways of History

by | Mar 26, 2019 | Features & Gunfights

America’s West, in the early 1800s, ended at the Missouri River. Men knew there was another West—farther west—but venturing there proved problematic. In 1821, when Mexico shook off Spanish rule, the gate to commercial trade was unlocked. In September 1821, Capt....
Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

by | Mar 25, 2019 | Features & Gunfights

Back in 1989, when Life Magazine asked Hollywood legends like James Stewart, Bette Davis and Olivia DeHavilland to pick their favorite young stars of the day, Joel McCrea selected Kevin Costner.  He described the Field of Dreams star as “a little Clark Gable, a little...