The Earps’ last stand in Los Angeles was more bust than bonanza. In 1866 the first home for disabled war veterans was opened in Togus, Maine, and...
Tumbling Dice, Blind Pigs and Brothels
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Wyatt Earp
Battle of the Plaza
Bat Masterson vs. Peacock & Updegraff Things Go Lickety-Bang! Bullets Careen into the Long Branch Traveling mostly by rail, Bat Masterson...
Alaska’s Wild West
Adventure and history await discovery across the Last Frontier State. Several years ago, I was a long-term substitute teacher in the Yup’ik...
The Earps’ Flight After the Fight
The lawmen’s route from Arizona to New Mexico and Colorado is a grand adventure. The Gunfight That Wasn’t at the O.K. Corral was over, Billy Clanton...
Western Roundup: May 2022
Wyatt Earp Days (Pictured) Tombstone, AZ, May 27-28: In honor of famed Tombstone lawman Wyatt Earp, activities include gunfights, a chili cook-off...
Facing Down a Lynch Mob
Nellie Cashman saved a mine owner from certain death. E.B. Gage was one of the most successful mine owners and businessmen in Tombstone during its...
How About Those Earp Women
Were any of the Earp women Prostitutes? Yes, you might say all of them dabble in the trade at one time or another. Allie was a former prostitute, as...
An Arizona Adventure
The Earp brothers’ trail from Prescott to Tombstone is a treasure trove of historic sites. Wyatt Earp, his lawmen brothers and Doc Holliday are best...
He Couldn’t Let it Go
Ike Clanton tried to avenge the OK Corral fight. After the OK Corral shootout, Ike Clanton wasn’t about to give up in his efforts for revenge...
Wyatt Earp and The Gold Bricks
A myth made up by a hater. The story goes that Wyatt Earp and “Mysterious” Dave Mather were in Mobeetie, Texas in 1878. Reportedly, the pair ran a...
Tombstone: On the Cutting Room Floor
Historians, actors and film critics weigh in on Kevin Jarre’s original script—and whether it should be remade and finally get its DUE. Everyone...
Tombstone Redux
Let’s find someone to refilm Kevin Jarre’s original script and complete his dream. Thanks to Jeff Morey, the historical consultant on Tombstone I...