The problem with the only known photo of John Ringo is that he looks like a banker. The real Johnny Ringo (as he perhaps…
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Did the Cowboys or the Pioneers use Snowshoes in Tough Winters?
Did the cowboys or the pioneers use snowshoes in tough winters? Kathy Church Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Yes, they used sn…
Hawaiian Cowboys Aloha Rodeo breaks new ground in the history of the American cowboy, plus, a new chronicle of 20th-century Texas Rangers, Smith & Wesson artisanship, a Western scout biography and the latest adventure of entertainer-turned-sleuth Annie Oakley.
What is the American West and where does it begin and end?” These questions have been debated consistently for well over…
The Cowboy’s Rope The rope or lariat was the most important tool of the cowboys.
Cowboys then and now considered roping as the feature that separated real cowhands from gunsels. Even today a cowboy won…
How Did Men and Women Keep Their Hats on When Riding Fast or in High Wind?
How did men and women keep their hats on when riding fast or in high wind? Kenneth Williams Deer Park, Texas Those wide-…
Pointin’ ‘Em North One of the West’s earliest cattle drives occurred in 1854 when a cattleman named Tom Ponting drove a herd all the way from Texas to New York City.
One of the West’s earliest cattle drives occurred in 1854 when a cattleman named Tom Ponting drove a herd all the way fr…
Wranglers are Seldom Shown or Mentioned in Westerns. Did the Cowboys Take Turns at that or was it a Full-time Job during a Cattle Drive?
Wranglers are seldom shown or mentioned in Westerns. Did the cowboys take turns at that or was it a full-time job during…
The Code of the West The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys.
The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was first chronicled by Zane Grey in his 1934 novel, …
So you Want to be a Cowboy There’s been many a young man or woman who dreamed of climbing into a time machine and transporting themselves back to the days when the West was wild and free.
There’s been many a young man or woman who dreamed of climbing into a time machine and transporting themselves back to t…
What History Has Taught Me: Dolan Ellis
As a kid, we lived on a small farm in eastern Kansas, where I literally had no playmates. My play consisted of doing lit…