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 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,...
The New York Tribune published, on March 26th, 1893 a story describing a gunfight in Big Hat, Arizona. Two prominent citizens meeting to settle a...
Oklahoma historian reveals the real story of the ownership of the famous Charleston, Arizona, watering hole.
Dennis Gallagher: Engineer, Artist and Western Heritage Promoter
Joseph “Mack” Axford was a colorful character of Arizona. In the late 1890s, he worked the WS Ranch near Tucson with Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay...
The frontier town toughs out its latest business bust.
The Wigwam Saloon in Winslow, Arizona proved to be good and bad for a local lawman. In April 1905, Navajo County Deputy Pete Pemberton took out...
Journalist, Historian, Novelist
The Red Jack Gang stopped a stage near Riverside, Arizona Territory, on August 10, 1883. The Wells Fargo man denied the coach had any gold. But a...
Most, when they hear the name, Cartwright Ranch, Pa, Little Joe and Hoss immediately come to mind but out in Cave Creek, Arizona the folks all know...
Western historic hotels and saloons offer guests a chance to experience the Old West with all the conveniences of the modern day.