Tom Bullock was a gregarious, smooth-talking promoter. He'd been a bartender Prescott's Whiskey Row before heading to New York where he made a...
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Marshall Trimble
The Sage of Salome
Since its earliest days Arizona has attracted an array of colorful characters. They arrived from all over the globe and ran the wide gamut of...
Where was the Fort Located at Fort Collins, Colorado?
Where was the fort located at Fort Collins, Colorado? Ann Smith — Nashville, Tennessee. Camp Collins was located near Laporte, on the banks of the...
Pancho Villa Pt. III: The Fall of Pancho Villa
At one time Pancho Villa got an American film company from Hollywood to make a war movie from one of his battles. He even offered to attack at a...
Pancho Villa Pt. II: The Rise to Power
The Mexican Revolution of 1910 gave Pancho Villa the opportunity to get involved in a cause and make his countrymen forget that he was a bandit. He...
Did Wyatt Earp Live in the House Where the Statue Stands at the Corner of Fremont and First Streets?
Did Wyatt Earp Live in the House Where the Statue Stands at the Corner of Fremont and First Streets? Vic Perry — Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada....
Big Iron On His Hip
I met Marty Robbins in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at a National Cowboy Hall of Fame event in 1979. He was there to receive the Golden Trustee Award...
Nate Champion
April 9, 1892 Johnson County, Wyoming: The column of hard-looking men rode up to within a short distance of the small ranch headquarters just south...
Buck Taylor: The Original King of the Cowboys
When Bill Cody introduced his “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” in 1883 a featured presentation was Custer’s Last Stand. The historic battle had occurred...
Arbuckles Coffee
Long before Matt Dillon, Chester and Miss Kitty wrapped their hands around a warm cup, coffee was a staple on the frontier. In 1849 while surveying...
Arkansas Tom
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory provided some of the West’s wildest history including one of its deadliest gunfights. The battle occurred on...
Cowboys? No Turkeyboys
There were a number of ways a young man could become a cattleman. He could hire out as a cowboy, gather and brand mavericks until he had enough to...