When I was nine I almost drowned. It’s like watching television. There was no pain and it was a very serene experience. …
Tag: What History Has Taught Me
What History Has Taught Me: Shelley Buffalo Calf Director of the Hurd La Rinconada Gallery and Guest Homes
My favorite Old West location in the world is Lincoln, New Mexico, which is why I moved here as soon as I could. Most pe…
What History Has Taught Me: Walter Hill The director-writer-producer on the influences of the West.
Walter Hill, well-known for his Westerns, is making his recording debut at the age of 77. Hill wrote and narrated The Co…
What History Has Taught Me: Mary Doria Russell
As a kid I saved up six hours of babysitting money every week to pay for one hour of horseback riding at a local stable.…
What History Has Taught Me: Dolan Ellis
As a kid, we lived on a small farm in eastern Kansas, where I literally had no playmates. My play consisted of doing lit…
What History Has Taught Me: Alan Rockman
Like many American children of the late 1950s, Alan Rockman spent his childhood in the not-exactly-Old West-town of Scra…
What History Has Taught Me: Red Steagall
Red Steagall is a musician, poet and actor who shares stories of the American West. His performances include a White Hou…
What History Has Taught Me: Erik J. Wright
Erik J. Wright is an emergency management coordinator in northeast Arkansas and has kept his passion for the Old West al…
What History Has Taught Me: Alden Big Man Jr.
A former cabinet head of Crow Homeland Security for Crow Agency, Montana, Alden Big Man Jr. earned his Ph.D. in the Hist…
What History Has Taught Me: Roy Young
After 17 years as a high school teacher, band director and varsity baseball coach in his home state of Oklahoma, Roy Yo…