Singing At The Big Corral
Romaine “Romy” Lowdermilk, the “Father of Dude Ranching in Arizona,” blossomed into one of the West’s greatest early balladeers. Born in Kansas in 1890, he was three when his father died. By age 15, he was taking care of a remote windmill and the cattle water tank on...
Cowboy Lingo, Tall Tales and Bald-faced Lies
A few years ago I went with “Warrior Tours” sponsored by Wrangler Jeans to the Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan with a group of champion rodeo cowboys including our team leader, the late, great Lewis Feild, John Jones and Cort Sheer on behalf of the State Department to...
North to Montana
Ever wondered what kind of man would risk making a cattle drive from Texas to Montana and not even reach Virginia City until December? Turns out John B. Catlin answered that question back in 1912. “Even after three years on the skirmish line in the Civil War, I had...
Dora Hand
Her name was Dora Hand, or Fannie Keenan. Dodge City knew her by both names and under two wholly different identities. Wyatt Earp biographer, Stuart Lake put it this way: “Saint or sinner, Dora Hand was the most graciously beautiful woman to reach the camp in...
True West January/February 2025
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