With roots planted in 1830s land grants from the Republic of Texas, the family of the McMullen sisters is part of the rich tapestry that is the...
Double D Ranch: Western Boho with a Gypsy Soul
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Fashion
Horse Romance
The West was won from the back of the horse. Mounted conquistadors easily subdued American Indians initially terrified by the strange beast. The...
Choose the Right Felt Hat
You can often tell a lot about a person by his or her choice of headwear, and few hats make louder statements than cowboy hats. You might wear a hat...
Indian-Inspired Fashion
“He honored Sitting Bull by dressing him in...fine clothes with his own hands. [The Arikara (Ree) chief] put on him two fine scarlet trailing...
The Boot Seen Round The World
In the song “London Homesick Blues,” a broke cowboy is stuck in the cold, damp, far-from-Texas streets of England. He yearns to “go home with the...
It’s Miller Time Again
In 1918, Philip Miller got off the train at Denver’s Union Station with a sample case of Miller Brothers cowboy hats, most of his worldly...
The Evolution of Western Wear
A city kid visiting the West eyes a cowboy up and down, then asks him, “Mister, why do you wear a big hat?” “My hat protects my head from the sun,...
In the Black
Never get into a card game with a guy named Canada Bill. That was a word of caution for folks who traveled the Mississippi in the steamboat era, or...
On the Cutting Edge
It’s one of the classic scenes in the film Tombstone. The Earps and Clantons are facing off (no, not that faceoff ... yet) after the shooting of...
Where the Buffalo Roam
A buffalo by any other name would still … not get the ink of Bill Cody. C.J. Jones knew that firsthand. He was a hunter and scout; he even rode with...
The Turquoise Trail
The scenic, winding back road between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, is called N.M. 14 but is popularly known as the Turquoise Trail. Pueblos...
The Buscadero Bio
Sure, Commodore Perry Owens looked like a dude with his long hair, fancy duds and good looks. The man was definitely stylin’. But he made his bones...