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Historical West
The Bandit Queen’s Treasures
- Published August 28, 2011
- Written by Brett Cogburn
Myra Maybelle Shirley, better known to the world as Belle Starr, made a name for herself in a world of shoot- ’em-up men.
To Gary Owen in Glory
- Published June 27, 2011
- Written by John Langellier
After the 13 Colonies rebelled against King George III, fife, drums and trumpets kept field commands attune to men in the heat of combat or on the march.
Photos Don't Lie!
- Published May 01, 2009
- Written by Bob Boze Bell
We got a sneak peek at a great new photo book Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen by Mike Cox. Really some stunners in there.
The Truth Behind True Grit
- Published March 29, 2011
- Written by Jennifer Boulden
Fort Smith was once the last bastion of law and order before the wild frontier.
Why Don't We Remember the Alamo?
- Published April 01, 2009
- Written by Mark Boardman
It’s a chilly afternoon, with a hint of rain in the air of San Antonio, Texas.
Cleopatras on the American Nile
- Published March 29, 2011
- Written by John Langellier
If the Colorado River is the “American Nile,” as some fanciful writers have called it, was there a Cleopatra along its banks?
The Frontiersman's Mexican Loop Holster
- Published August 01, 2008
- Written by Phil Spangenberger
"Before leaving the train, I had prudently strapped to my waist a new (how distressingly new) Colt’s six-shooter, that looked and felt a yard long ... the rig I had taken so much time in selecting and felt so proud of [was] quickly consigned to the scrap heap ... [My] pistol had to be stripped of its flap holster and rehabited in the then new décolleté Olive [a Mexican Loop-style] scabbard.”
Honor in Sacrifice
- Published February 22, 2011
- Written by Paul Andrew Hutton
Death—that one great certainty of life—haunts us all.
Whiskey Rows
- Published August 01, 2008
- Written by Meghan Saar
At 47, merchant Philip Drachman teamed his freight overland from Yuma, Arizona, by mule train before the Southern Pacific reached his home base in Tucson in 1880.
Black Warriors of the West
- Published November 09, 2010
- Written by John Langellier
In the wake of the Civil War the American West offered perceived opportunities for nearly every element of society.
Sticks and Stones Can Break Your Bank
- Published July 01, 2008
- Written by Wes Cowan
The American West has its myths, but it is also steeped with genuine characters and events which we can identify with, even more than 200 years later.
Stay on Target When Collecting Gun Shots
- Published June 29, 2010
- Written by Phil Spangenberger
How many times have you looked at an antique photo and thought, “If this old photo could only talk?” Well, they do, in a way.
Trophy Hunting in Yellowstone
- Published June 01, 2008
- Written by Jenna Caplette
A journey along the “Grand Loop” of Yellowstone National Park in the late 1800s was a true adventure.
Who Is Boley Brown?
- Published March 30, 2010
- Written by Norman W. Brown
Heading east on Highway 380 from Post, Texas, to the ghost town of Clairemont is a 45-minute drive through a wide open and sparsely populated country. You'll find nothing but range land in this remote part of West Texas.
Great Secrets of Our National Parks
- Published June 01, 2008
- Written by TW Editors
Through blowing snow, a pair of cowboys rode across the top of a mesa, searching for stray cattle.
Trumpeting Elephants & Kicking Asses
- Published January 06, 2010
- Written by Bob Alexander and Jan Devereaux
On August 27, 1871, an arcing ax handle landed solidly on John Lemon’s head, plummeting him to the ground.
The Last Cowboy President?
- Published May 01, 2008
- Written by Lucky Bonner
Lyndon B. Johnson compared going to Vietnam’s aid to coming to the aid of the defenders at the Alamo.
The Vaquero: A World-Class Horseman
- Published August 25, 2009
- Written by Lee Anderson
As an Old West fan you may have tried your hand at riding a horse; you might even consider yourself pretty proficient at it.
Roadside Culture
- Published May 01, 2008
- Written by Meghan Saar
“We call these people ‘untutored,’ and yet, to watch a desert dweller spill varicolored sands between his fingers into a magic pattern on the ground glowing with color and beauty; to see rich designs springing from under the flying fingers of a Navajo woman seated impassive before her loom; to see the cunning of the silversmith; enigmatic pictures evolving in beads and straw, sheer beauty flowing from the finger tips of this strange race of men and women, to study their symbolism and listen to their age-old tradition, is to be lost in wonder.”
American West: Then & Now
- Published June 01, 2009
- Written by Mark Boardman
Chances are you’ve never heard of Mrs. Nettie M. Dickson of Arrow Rock, Missouri. You may not have heard about Arrow Rock, for that matter.
True Texas Cowboys
- Published March 01, 2008
- Written by Bruce Shackelford
As a teen in the 1880s, my great-grandfather Tolbert Alexander Burford worked as a wrangler and cowboy during the end of the great cattle drives.
