Bill Beck was a well-known character to the bartenders around Arizona. He’d studied law as a young man in Texas but didn’t practice long. No sooner...
Cyclone Bill
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Marshall Trimble
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, who made their fortunes at...
Outlaw Henry Starr
If I had to pick an outlaw who literally “rode tall in the saddle,” I would have to go with Indian Territory Cherokee outlaw, Henry Starr, who at...
Did The “Buntline Special” Gun Really Exist?
Did the “Buntline Special” gun really exist? Ralph G. Swanson Prescott, Arizona Western historians disagree over whether Wyatt Earp ever carried a...
Arizona’s Most Famous Card Game
Arizona is a place that loves its myths and legends. Sometimes it’s difficult to separate fact from fiction. Such is the story of Corydon Cooley and...
Tom Mix
The 1920’s was the golden age of heroes that included, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Red Grange, Gertrude Erdle and Charles Lindbergh but the most famous...
Lon Megargee
Lon Megargee is often characterized as Arizona’s original cowboy artist. He was born in 1883 just about the time Buffalo Bill Cody was transforming...
Peg Leg Smith and His Lost Gold Mine
Thomas Smith, ranks right up there with America's legendary mountain men, including Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Joe Walker, Jed Smith...
Who Was Joseph Walker?
Who was Joseph Walker? Jimmy Walker Tullahoma, Tennessee Joseph Rutherford Walker was one of America’s greatest Mountain Men, scouts and...
Arizona’s Shangri La
When one imagines pristine Arizona’s dry, desolate, sun-baked deserts in the 1850s it’s difficult to picture any of it as being a utopian Shangri La...
Is The Time-Life Photo Of The James Gang Authentic?
Is the Time-Life photo of the James Gang authentic? I have found a photo that has all these men in it. Robert Friedel Beaufort, Missouri...
The Brief And Violent Life Of Cherokee Bill
Crawford Goldsby, aka "Cherokee Bill", was born February 8th, 1876 at Fort Concho, Texas. He was the son of George Goldsby, a sergeant in the 10th...