A century and a half ago the Iron Horse galloped across the prairie and plains of Nebraska then over and around the moun…
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Bits and Pieces to Chew On Contemporary scholars remark there were few bank robberies in the Old West.
Contemporary scholars remark there were few bank robberies in the Old West. That’s because there were few banks. Money …
The Father of Montana Granville Stuart blazed a huge trail on the American frontier.
Granville Stuart, who died 100 years ago this October, is one of the most remarkable men in the history of the West. Bor…
How Many People Died During the Indian Wars?
How many people died during the Indian Wars? Paul Gortarez Phoenix, Arizona Considering the isolated skirmishes and unre…
Shootout at the Middleton Ranch Andy Cooper quickly saw the lucrative opportunities in the business of stealing livestock in Arizona.
Mart “Old Man” Blevins and his family arrived in the Pleasant Valley area from Texas around 1886. He and his sons, John,…
A Good Time to get Sick A sudden illness kept Granville Stuart in Montana—to that region’s good fortune.
To many, Granville Stuart is the Father of Montana, a giant of a man who shaped the territory and state over half a cent…
The Road to and from China The Burlingame Act brought Chinese workers to the American West—for a time.
Anson Burlingame is a name mostly forgotten today. But over a 22-year period, from the early 1860s through mid-1880s, h…
A Hero on the Run Ray Simpson stopped a bank robbery—but then came the threats.
Hardware merchant Ray Simpson was the sharpshooter who fought the McCarty Gang when they robbed a bank in Delta, CO in S…
A Sad End For Matt Warner The former outlaw was doomed by his own memoir.
Matt Warner rode with Butch Cassidy and was one of the outlaw’s closest friend. Warner—real name, Willard Christianson—…
Carl Hayden: A New Breed of Frontier Lawmen "Hayden was known among his colleagues as a “work horse,” in contrast to the many “show horses” in Congress..."
When Carl Hayden retired from the U. S. Senate in 1969 he’d served in Congress fifty-seven years, longer than any person…