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Irate Ira Nails the McClellands!
Irate Ira Nails the McClellands!

Former Texas Ranger Ira Aten rides into the Texas Panhandle town of Dimmitt.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 06/01/2009
Keep Up the Fight
Keep Up the Fight

You can stand in some spots and feel "the power of the place."

Author Jana Bommersbach Date 06/01/2009
Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried
Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried

In 2007, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco was expanding its facility.

Author Mark Boardman Date 06/01/2009
Navajo Country on Horseback
Navajo Country on Horseback

I was in Northeastern Arizona, exploring Canyon de Chelly on horseback with Navajo guide Lee Bigwater.

Author Darley Newman Date 06/01/2009
The Life and Legend of Hugh O’Brian
The Life and Legend of Hugh O’Brian

Hugh O’Brian is Wyatt Earp.

Author Henry Cabot Beck Date 06/01/2009

 

Where’s the Beef?
Where’s the Beef?

I met up with Motz at the Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 06/01/2009
Popular Poppies
Popular Poppies

One day after California Poppy Day, April 7, California's oldest and largest auction house broke a record for artist Granville Redmond.

Author Meghan Saar Date 06/01/2009
Filming the Oregon Trail
Filming the Oregon Trail

During the 19th century around 400,000 people traveled the Oregon and California Trails.

Author Candy Moulton Date 06/01/2009
Movie Magic Muzzleloaders
Movie Magic Muzzleloaders

In the heat of battle, the buckskin-clad Alamo defender raises his flintlock muzzleloading musket...

Author Phil Spangenberger Date 06/01/2009
Vince Murray, Historian
Vince Murray, Historian

The problem with Arizona is most of the people who live here are from somewhere else.

Author Vince Murray Date 06/01/2009

Western Business Directory

C. Sharps Arms, Inc.
C. Sharps Arms, Inc.
Produces replicas of the 1874, 1875 and 1877 Sharps and 1885 Highwall.
City: Big Timber State: Montana Categories: Apparel & Accessories, Guns & Knives
Riverton, Wyoming
Riverton, Wyoming
Riverton sits at the convergence of the Big Wind and Little Wind Rivers which has been a meeting place and crossroads since pre-historic times. Chief Washakie, Jim Bridger and Sacajawea are only a few of the legends that walked this land.
City: Riverton State: Wyoming Categories: Adventure, Tourism
New Mexico History Museum
New Mexico History Museum

Celebrating more than 400 years of Native Americans, Spanish explorers, Santa Fe Trail riders, the railroad, artists, soldiers, scientists, hippies and, yes, aliens.

City: Santa Fe State: New Mexico Categories: Museums, Tourism
1880s etc.
1880s etc.

Authentic reproduction clothing and accessories for discerning ladies and gentlemen.  Can't find an item?  Call us, we'll find it for you.

City: Apache Junction State: Arizona Categories: Apparel & Accessories, Historical Groups