The legendary lawman and gambler kept moving to answer the call, whether it came […]
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Frontier Joints Thought Inside the Box To Woo Pleasure-Seeking Clientele
Box houses provided drinks, theater and more private pursuits. A “box house” of 19th-century […]
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How Cochise Won Over Soldiers and Civilians at Fort Bowie — a Staging Post to Fight Apaches
The Apache leader visited the Army post a half dozen times, becoming a minor celebrity and providing a window into what he looked like and how he was revered.
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Frontiersman Andy Hall Served Major Powell and Wells Fargo
After exploring the Grand Canyon, he worked in Arizona. “I have not time to […]
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Arkansas Tom, the Doolin Gang’s ‘Baddest Bad Man,’ Was a Survivor
He dodged bullets at Ingalls in 1893 and for decades afterward. Arkansas Tom Jones—real […]
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Wild West DVD Review: We Shall Remain
We Shall Remain PBS, 2009, three disks, 420 minutes, $49.99. The “we” here refers […]
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Wild West Book Review: Red Light Women
Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains by Jan MacKell, University of New Mexico […]
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Wild West Book Review: Pistols, Petticoats & Poker
Pistols, Petticoats & Poker: The Real Lottie Deno by Jan Devereaux, High-Lonesome Books, Silver […]
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Wild West Book Review: The Sutton-Taylor Feud
The Sutton-Taylor Feud: The Deadliest Blood Feud in Texas by Chuck Parsons, University of […]
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Wild West Book Review: Soldiers West
Soldiers West: Biographies from the Military Frontier edited by Paul Andrew Hutton and Durwood […]