Jim Wilson
The Lone Star Line

The Lone Star Line

Prior to the Civil War, it was realized that an efficient way to deliver the mail and passengers across the country was needed. In 1857, the U.S....

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A Violent Borderland

A Violent Borderland

In A Crooked River: Rustlers, Rangers, and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1861–1877, Michael L. Collins tells the story of the turmoil and...

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Texas Desperado

Texas Desperado

Graham Barnett (1890-1931) was a Texas lawman, a gunfighter, a drunk and a dangerous man.  His story is entwined in the Mexican Revolution along the...

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Wanted Dead or Alive

Wanted Dead or Alive

Among the stories of the Old West, few are more exciting than the manhunts that pitted frontier authority against those who would kill, plunder and...

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Lady of the Law

Lady of the Law

I’m of the opinion that, even in today’s society, the women of the frontier are not given all of the credit that is their just due. Wilting violets,...

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