Sitting Bull by Bill Yenne, Westholme Publishing, Yardley, Pa., 2008, $29.95. In 1877 New […]
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Weapons of a Pistoleer: Wild Bill Was Well-Armed
The Colt Navy was Hickok’s favorite revolver. Wild Bill Hickok’s proficiency with a pistol […]
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Tucson’s Museum of the Horse Soldier Commemorates the U.S. Cavalry
Showcases troopers’ uniforms, gear, saddles and arms. On the outskirts of Tucson’s Trail Dust […]
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Ghost Town: Elkhorn, Montana
In 1870 Swiss immigrant Peter Wys, prospecting for gold in the Elkhorn Mountains, northeast […]
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The Hounds That Tamed the West
Big, strong, fast and courageous, these dogs of many names cornered quarry for such […]
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Wild West Power Couple: John and Jessie Frémont
Witnesses and participants in the defining moments of 19th-century American expansionism, John and Jessie […]
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Wild Bill Hickok’s Last Gunfight
Wild Bill got his man as usual but accidentally killed a friend during an 1871 Abilene shootout that played havoc with the legendary pistoleer’s mental state.
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Coffee Kings of the Old West: Folger Was First, Then Arbuckle
Westbound emigrants wanted grounds on their new grounds.
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A Forced Exodus in February 1875 Became the Apache Trail of Tears
George Crook opposed the uprooting of Arizona Apaches. Fresh off his “pacification” of the […]
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Physicians’ Promises of a Cure for Tuberculosis Lured Many People West
Colorado was said to be a high and dry spot for consumptives. In her […]