When Did The Civil War Really Begin? “He who controls the mouth of the Mississippi River controls the West.” Marshall Trimble
Hell on Wheels Travel across Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming to discover how the Union Pacific Railroad built the West 150 years ago. Candy Moulton
Bits and Pieces to Chew On Contemporary scholars remark there were few bank robberies in the Old West. Marshall Trimble
Shootout at the Middleton Ranch Andy Cooper quickly saw the lucrative opportunities in the business of stealing livestock in Arizona. Marshall Trimble
A Good Time to get Sick A sudden illness kept Granville Stuart in Montana—to that region’s good fortune. Mark Boardman
The Road to and from China The Burlingame Act brought Chinese workers to the American West—for a time. Mark Boardman
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..." Marshall Trimble
Bill Kirkland "Bill Kirkland had many “First’s” in his life but in 1910, he became a last, the last of that brave, fearless, breed of frontiersmen..." Marshall Trimble
