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...
So Billy Sidles Up to the Bar Next to Wyatt
Here’s a historical question not often asked: Did Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp almost shoot it out over drinks the night of November 27, 1879 in the Butter Bar in Jerome, Arizona Territory? Writer William Wingfield says it’s true—wrote it all down in 1946...
The Doomed Prince of the Pistoleers
James Butler Hickok, born on a farm in northern Illinois in 1837, leaves home at age 18, gravitating to Kansas Territory, with his brother Lorenzo, in 1856. James works at various frontier jobs, including teamster and stage driver. Within the next 20 years, he will...
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