Soon after Bob Ford shot Jesse James at Jesse’s home In St. Joseph, Missouri public opinion turned against Bob and Charlie Ford. Bob was seen as a...
How did Bob Ford, the killer of Jesse James die?
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Saloon
Doc’s Happy New Year
Holliday celebrated the incoming 1875 with a bit of dueling. Doc Holliday got into a fair amount of gun play during his time—but very few of the...
Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs
Was there racial separation in the Old West? Could a Black cowboy go into a Tombstone saloon? Jeffery S. King Washington, DC It’s difficult, if...
Poker
In so many Wild West movies and stories you see and hear about cowboys playing poker or cards. This raises some questions. What was the most common...
Beer
The water in many areas of the West was so bad it was said the local beer was healthier and safer than the local drinking water. The shelf life of...
The Rollaway Saloon
The folks living along the Arizona-Utah border are known far and wide as a resourceful bunch who resent authorities who interfere with their...
Shooting off his Mouth
Or—never threaten a man if you’re unarmed. Rowdy Joe Lowe was one of the best-known saloon owners in the West during the 1870s thru ‘90s. When...
Love Overcomes All
Rowdy Joe Lowe ended up with a woman hurt in his gunfight. Competing saloon owners Red Beard and Rowdy Joe Lowe (photo) took their enmity to a new...
Taming the Rowdy
Gunman Joe Lowe had an ignominious end. Rowdy Joe Lowe came by his nickname honestly, by being a hellraiser, a gunfighter and a saloon owner in...
Saloon Etiquette
The men of the West These private men of the West were also accustomed to inquiring of another man’s first name only. With their varied and often...
Saloons
A saloon might also be known as a "watering trough, bughouse, shebang, cantina, grogshop, and gin mill.” The first saloon was established at Brown's...
Blood on the Green Cloth
Fighting for the Faro Dollar: Johnny Tyler and Tombstone’s Gamblers’ War In the summer of 1880, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, was a silver-rich...