Nellie Cashman was known as the Angel of Tombstone for her compassionate ways. In 1884, she ministered to the men responsible for the Bisbee...
The Angel of Tombstone–Nellie Cashman
read more
true west blog
Tombstone Cow-boy: Johnny Barnes
Johnny Barnes was one of the Cow-boys in the Tombstone trouble times, and he reportedly shot and wounded Virgil Earp in late 1881. He was with them...
Red Jack Almer
On August 10th, 1883 the Florence-Globe Stagecoach was robbed about two miles from the remote Riverside Station on the Gila River by the Red Jack...
Dallas Lawman Down
Dallas County (TX) Deputy Sheriff Charles Nichols was the first Dallas area lawman to die in the line of duty. And his killer was famed then and...
The Leg I Left Behind Me Part I
The Girl I Left Behind Me, a long-standing popular folk tune and song, comes from Dublin, Ireland and is dated by most authorities to the late 18th...
Dutchman’s Gold
Lost gold mines are among our greatest natural resources--they don't pollute the sky with columns of acrid smoke; or collect garbage, befoul...
Two Wyatts from Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda is one of the few actors to portray Wyatt Earp in two films—more or less. The first: My Darling Clementine in 1946. The second is...
Wyatt Earp Really Did Drag Johnny Tyler Out of the Oriental Saloon
Remember a scene in Tombstone where Wyatt Earp leads gambler Johnny Tyler out of the Oriental and into the street? Something like that really...
Hangtown Residents Demand a More Civilized Name
The town, about 45 miles northwest of Sacramento, CA, was originally called Dry Diggins when it was started in 1848—because there was no gold to be...
The Youngest Younger Kills a Dallas Lawman
Deputy Sheriff Charles Nichols has a dubious distinction—the first Dallas County (TX) lawman to die in the line of duty, back in January 1871. The...
The Belles of San Francisco
During the early days California’s gold rush, women were a distinct minority, outnumbered about twenty to one. In San Francisco in 1849 it was...
A Bond Sealed with a Shot in the Behind
Actors John Wayne and Ward Bond were compatriots for more than 30 years. Both played football at the University of Southern California. Both got...