Lessons I have learned during more than a quarter century of “Ask the Marshall." What did the expression “I’m your huckleberry” mean? Clinton...
Cavalcade of Ask The Marshall
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Cavalcade of Ask The Marshall
Cavalcade of Ask The Marshall Lessons I have learned during more than a quarter century of “Ask the Marshall.” What kind of poker was Wild...
Earp, Cowboy Songs & Prairie Hygiene
What are your thoughts on Stuart Lake’s book Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal? Josh Taylor Austin, TX Much of Lake’s book comes from the...
A Fond Farewell to True West
On the first of October I retired my ”Ask the Marshall,” column and “True West Blogs.” It is a sad day for me but, to quote James Michener’s French...
Little Joe, Boot Hill and Doc Holliday
Are Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers really buried where the markers are placed at Tombstone’s Boothill Graveyard? James Carroll (San Antonio,...
Wyatt Earp, Wagons and Wild Women
What is your opinion of Stuart Lake’s Wyatt Earp biography Frontier Marshal? Josh Taylor Austin, Texas Much of Lake’s book comes from the fertile...
Brushy Bill, Winchesters and Whiskey Row
Did the U.S. Army find out who was selling rifles to the Lakota and Cheyenne Indians prior to the Battle of Little Big Horn? Joe Manriquez...
Paladin, Gamblers and the Oregon Trail
Did anybody have a good time on the Oregon Trail? Neal Hathaway Durango, Colorado Interesting question. Many did. Those pioneers were amazingly...
Blood Money, Time Zones and Old West Jails
Did the Ford Brothers ever get the reward money on Jesse James? Joe Manriquez (Whittier, California) Missouri Governor Thomas T. Crittenden raised...
Aliases, Flintlocks and Cowboy Vests
Were there are any instances of small-time outlaws using the name of more famous outlaws as an alias? Jeffery Stafford Hyde, Cheshire, UK We do know...
Tunstall, Sabers and the Big Die-Off
Who was in the posse that killed John Tunstall? Neal Hathaway (Durango, Colorado) On February 18, 1878, a “posse” deputized by Lincoln County...
Wild Bill, Bearded Indians and Banks
Can you tell me why Wild Bill Hickok wore his guns backwards? Bob Hite (Kinship Productions Pine Island Sound, Florida) Many successful...