Texas outlaw Brack Cornett had a short but violent run on the outlaw trail. Starting in May 1887, Cornett and gang leade…
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Hawaiian Cowboys Aloha Rodeo breaks new ground in the history of the American cowboy, plus, a new chronicle of 20th-century Texas Rangers, Smith & Wesson artisanship, a Western scout biography and the latest adventure of entertainer-turned-sleuth Annie Oakley.
What is the American West and where does it begin and end?” These questions have been debated consistently for well over…
Outfoxing a Rustler Next to fluctuating markets and drought the biggest concern facing cattlemen then and now was rustling.
Next to fluctuating markets and drought the biggest concern facing cattlemen then and now was rustling. It was tough to …
Frank Hamer vs. Bonnie and Clyde When the Barrow Gang seemed uncatchable in 1934, Texas turned to its greatest Ranger to track them down and bring them back, dead or alive.
Frank Hamer’s career began during the closing years of the Texas frontier, and saw him transition from a horseback Range…
The Best of the Texas Rangers in Fiction The best review of the best book and best Western ever.
Martin Scorsese once said, “More than 90 percent of directing is the right casting.” Lonesome Dove is the greatest Weste…
The Best of the Texas Rangers in Photos There are many, many iconic images of the Texas Rangers, but here are my 12 favorites and why.
There are many, many iconic images of the Texas Rangers, but here are my 12 favorites and why. By: Bob Alexander …
The Rangers Ride In The famed force broke up a vigilance committee gone amok.
In the 1880s, a vigilante group organized in San Saba, TX, to take on criminal elements. The so-called “Buzzard’s Water…
A Running Fight The Evans Gang tried to run from the Rangers.
Jesse Evans and his gang acted like they were headed to Mexico in early July 1880. But it was a fake, trying to fool th…
A Respected Lawman Leander McNelly crossed political lines to serve the state.
Leander McNelly had the distinction of serving as a captain of both the Texas State Police and a special force of the Te…
A Frontier Favorite Lever Gun With only one out of every five guns produced, the round-barreled 1873 Winchester—in rifle form—is one of the less common ’73s encountered. Here’s one that has served the author for decades as a collectible, as well as a straight-shooting repeater.
All 1873 Winchester rifles have octagonal barrels and the carbines have round barrels, right? Well, no, as a special opt…