In the aftermath, of Arizona’s Tewksbury-Graham War Tom Graham, the last of the fighting Graham’s got married and settled down in Tempe. But feuds...
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Marshall Trimble
Pleasant Valley War
Feuds usually occurred in remote places and fighting flared when the law was unavailable, unable or unwilling to intervene. Conflicts usually...
Did Old West Towns Require Cowboys To Check Their Guns?
Did Old West towns require cowboys to check their guns? Jim Spell Sonora, California Most places had “no carry” laws in an effort to curb...
The Murder Steer
For many years Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie regaled his students with Texas history at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a prolific...
Tangled Webs: The Wild Bunch and Their Women
Separating fact from fiction when it came to some members of the Wild Bunch and their women got downright confusing because of the stories handed...
Pete Kitchen
In a sense, Pete Kitchen represented Arizona’s transition from lawless frontier to civilization. In 1861, the U. S. Army was withdrawn from Arizona...
Which U.S. Army Officer Had The Worst Attitude Toward Indians?
Which U.S. Army officer had the worst attitude toward Indians? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Probably Gen. Philip Sheridan. He initiated...
Who Was William Preston Longley?
Who was William Preston Longley? Jonathan Smith Rodenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany “Wild Bill” Longley had a reputation—which he helped build—as one...
Bill Williams: Mountain Man
They never numbered more than a thousand, maybe two and their heyday lasted less than 20 years but the mountain men of the West made their mark on...
Nellie Cashman: The Story Of A Real Life Dime Novel Heroine
Many men and women came west in the 19th century to pan out that dream of getting rich but none can match that of a pretty Irish lady named Nellie...
What Is A High Shoulder Saddle?
What is a high shoulder saddle? Colin Hilton-Ash London, United Kingdom, England Noted saddlemaker Carson Thomas, of Wickenburg, Arizona,...
The Babbitt Brothers & The CO Bar Ranch
It was a cold, wet February morning in 1886 when Dave and Billy Babbitt stepped down off the passenger train in the raw, boisterous town of...