John W. Butterfield’s highly anticipated moment in the sun lost its luster quickly. In Tipton, Missouri, he had planned …
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Elmer McCurdy, The Embalmed Bandit He wanted to be an outlaw in the worst way...
Elmer McCurdy wanted to be an outlaw in the worst way, and that’s what he became: an outlaw in the worst way. His crimin…
Were the Earp’s Pivotal Figures in Settling Arizona?
Were the Earp’s pivotal figures in settling Arizona? Joe Manriquez Whittier, California I think a case could be ma…
Vigilante Committees San Francisco's 601 took the law into their own hands.
In San Francisco in the 1850’s, there was a vigilante group that called itself the 601. Just in case you’ve wonder…
As Tough as They Come Jeff Milton wasn’t going to let a serious wound stop him.
Lawman Jeff Milton was tough. He was severely wounded in the left arm during an attempted train robbery near Fairbank, A…
Shaken, Stirred and Strong Old West mixologists had many names and many jobs, but their legacy remains the legendary cocktail.
Mixologists, or bartenders, of the time were often skilled and jokingly referred to as pharmacists or chemists with a “m…
Franciscan Trailblazers Review of Robert A. Kittle's Franciscan Frontiersmen.
For many, the mention of Spanish padres evokes images of bucolic missions stretching far and wide across the Borderlands…