Thirty-five years after Larry McMurtry’s visionary novel was published, it still inspires our love of Old West History.
The Real Lonesome Dove
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Cowboy
George Turnbull Cline In a family that produced some of the best cowboys that ever sat a saddle, one man achieved legendary status...
They used to say if you could hold a job cowboying in the Tonto Basin you could cowboy anywhere in the West. In 1874, the Christian Christopher...
Empire Ranch In time the Empire became one of the largest cattle operations in the entire Southwest. At the height of operations, the ranch was running 50,000...
Cattle were first introduced to the land that would become the Empire Ranch back in 1699 when the legendary Jesuit padre Father Eusebio Kino brought...
Western Saddles The western style saddle goes back to the Crusades and earlier...
The biggest difference between the western saddle and eastern is the horn. The saddle horn was essential for roping open range cattle during roundup...
Will C. Barnes: Soldier, Cowboy, Author and Storyteller
Will C. Barnes was born in San Francisco on June 21st, 1858. After moving across country and living in numerous states, he settled in Washington,...