Nellie Cashman had a giving heart. Tombstone’s Nellie Cashman participated in many worthy causes. Her requests for donations brought her in contact...
The Angel of Tombstone
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wild women of the west
The Famous Female Stage Robber
Pearl Hart’s entrance into Old West legend. May 30, 1899. Pearl Hart and Joe Boot rob a stage running between Globe and Florence, AZ. They get away...
Wine, Women, and Song
The females who frequented the Old West saloons… Old West saloons were pretty much a man’s world. There were saloon girls and prostitutes....
Here Comes Calamity!
Jane built a wild reputation in the West. Martha Jane Canary's story has come down to us in a somewhat romantic Hollywood version. She was no Doris...
Another Virgin Mary
A Prescott restaurateur with a heart of gold In 1870, Prescott had one boarding house and it was run by a woman named Mary Ramos, better-known as...
What’s in a Name?
Some colorful monikers of the Old West. Early Arizona mining towns were graced with a number of colorful characters with whimsical nicknames. There...
Belle Starr
Myra Maybelle Belle Shirley, AKA Belle Starr was reinvented by the media, as were many others. She was from an affluent Southern family, raised in...
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1884 and was an instant sensation. Soon she was an international star. Her repertoire include...
Little Sure Shot
Annie Oakley gains world-wide fame with Buffalo Bill. In April 1885, sharpshooter Annie Oakley joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. She’d already...
Flora Quick, aka Tom King
You’ve heard of Calamity Jane, Ethel “Etta” Place and Belle Starr. But what about Flora Quick? This mysterious horse thief said to have ridden with...
Don’t Bet Against a Sporting Girl
How soiled doves tried to beat the odds against hypocrisy and politicians For several decades, Hollywood has had a fine time portraying...
Swinging Doors, Dance Hall Girls and Whiskey
For seven decades, True West has celebrated the historic saloon in fact and fiction. When True West’s founder Joe Small published his first issue of...