by Tom Augherton | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Born into a prominent New York family on July 27, 1840, Ranald Slidell Mackenzie was destined to live his life seated in a McClellan saddle on the back of an Army horse—and trail the painful growth of his nation through two major wars. The son and brother of...
by Stuart Rosebrook | Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Travelers seeking solace in the wide open spaces of the American West will discover a wilderness Shangri-La in the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, the latter being America’s first national park, established in 1872. Along the byways and blue highways from...
by Henry Cabot Beck | Aug 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mars needs cowgirls. Whether the aliens have much interest in deadly Daniel Craig or leathery old Harrison Ford has not been established, but cowgirls are wanted, definitely. Creepy visitors from Out There have reportedly been hazing farmers, cowboys and cows since...
by William Garwood | Aug 6, 2009 | Western Books
The Savage Breed unfolds with a rush in a time and place rarely visited by the average Western writer. Randy Denmon takes the reader down a suspenseful trail to a near forgotten period in this rousing story of war, love and revenge. Young veterans of the Lone Star’s...
by Richard L. Hayes | Mar 4, 2009 | Western Movies
Most movie cowboys were not real cowboys. The idea of people such as Dean Martin or John Candy playing rough, tough cowboy heroes borders on the ludicrous. But many cowboy stars were heroes in real life and proved it on the battlefield. After World WarII, these heroes...