She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary Luftwaffe rank of Flugkapitän, (Flight Captain).
Posted inStories
Remembering Rosie the Riveter in Richmond, California
California’s Richmond harbor recalls an era of can-do American spirit.
Posted inReview
Wild West Book Review: Give Your Heart to the Hawks
Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by Win […]
Posted inReview
Wild West Book Review: In the Shadow of Wounded Knee
In the Shadow of Wounded Knee: The Untold Final Story of the Indian Wars […]
Posted inReview
Wild West Book Review: The Man From the Rio Grande
The Man From the Rio Grande: A Biography of Harry Love, Leader of the […]
Posted inReview
Wild West Book Review: Mickey Free
Mickey Free: Apache Captive, Interpreter, and Indian Scout by Allan Radbourne, Arizona Historical Society, […]
Posted inInterview
Charlie Siringo and the American cowboy myth
Anyone who loves to read about or research the American West appreciates The New […]
Posted inUncategorized
Into the West’s outlook on Manifest Destiny vs. How the West Was Won
Those of us baby boomers born in the 1940s and 1950s grew up learning […]
Posted inUncategorized
A Tribute to Courage: Texas still looks up to Sam Houston
A giant among men, Sam Houston stood at least 6-foot-2 (some sources say he […]
Posted inUncategorized
The Bisbee Massacre cost 5 lives—actually 11 lives
Bisbee was young but already booming in late 1883 when a holdup in the […]