Arizona Archives

Earp And The Violinist Baby brother Warren must not have liked music.

by Mark Boardman | Nov 18, 2020

Warren Earp was in and out of trouble for nearly 20 years after the OK Corral fight and the Vendetta Ride. In 1893, living in Yuma, Arizona, Warren...

The Death Of Ike Clanton Rustling his way to an early grave

by | Nov 11, 2020

After leaving Tombstone Ike moved his rustling operations to the White Mountains. As he did in Tombstone, Ike passed himself off as a successful...

Doc Comes To Town Holliday is called to Tombstone—and infamy.

by Mark Boardman | Oct 29, 2020

On October 21, 1881, Wyatt Earp sends brother Morgan to Tucson to bring Doc Holliday back to Tombstone. Ostensibly, Doc is to calm Ike Clanton, who...

A Bloody Day At The Chandler Ranch It was said of Hunt, “He would do to go tiger hunting with.”

by | Oct 20, 2020

According to Cochise County Deputy Sheriff, Billy Breakenridge, Zwing Hunt, was one of the worst outlaws in that hell-for-leather county. Absolutely...

Wyatt Earp: Good Guy Or Bad? “Wyatt Earp murdered at least three people when he wasn’t a lawman. In fact Arizona had a warrant out for him and Doc Holliday. Why is he considered a great man today?”

by | Sep 28, 2020

A True West reader asked me the other day, “Wyatt Earp murdered at least three people when he wasn’t a lawman. In fact Arizona had a warrant out for...

Jake Snively Jake Snively is relatively unknown in Arizona history today but for a time he was one of its most important citizens...

by | Aug 26, 2020

Jake Snively is relatively unknown in Arizona history today but for a time he was one of its most important citizens. He came west to Texas in 1835,...