April 25, 1896. Dance hall girl Jennie Larue and her boyfriend Otto Floto get into a fight in Cripple Creek, Colorado…
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The Education of a Killer Harry Orchard—from thief to assassin.
Harry Orchard is best known as an assassin for the Western Federation of Miners; his bombs killed more than two dozen pe…
The Militancy of the Miners The Western Federation of Miners waged war in the West.
Mining was vital to the growth of the Old West—perhaps more so than even the cattle industry. It also led to violent cla…
Julian Street in Cripple Creek The heyday of Cripple Creek began around 1890 with Bob Womback.
The heyday of Cripple Creek began around 1890 when a cowboy named Bob Womack found gold. For years he’d been telling any…
The Luck of the Irish
The saying “luck of the Irish” was virtually born in the West. Consider: Jimmy Doyle, Jimmy Burns, and Johnny Harnan, wh…
Julian Street
The heyday of Cripple Creek began around 1890 when a cowboy named Bob Womack found gold. For years he’d been telling any…
Gems Along the Continental Divide Rocky Mountain Mining Camps.
The backbone of the continent—the Continental Divide—is r…