In 1845 James Marshall took a carpentry job with John Sutter, later constructing a […]
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Bat Masterson’s Emma
Although Emma Masterson largely kept to the background while married to the famous former […]
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Red Cloud and the Bull Bear Shooting
Oglala warrior Red Cloud rose to prominence after killing his rival, only to face […]
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Libbie Custer: ‘A Wounded Thing Must Hide’
Such were her sad words after the June 1876 Little Bighorn death of her […]
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Charlottesville’s Living Civil War Legacy
On Saturday, August 12, hundreds of protesters poured into Charlottesville, Virginia, bringing to the […]
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A Bridger Too Far
Scout Jim Bridger advised invading U.S. soldiers to take the long way to Salt Lake City, which—for better or worse—kept the Utah Expedition from reaching the Mormon capital in 1857.
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Missions, Sea Otters and California Indians
The Spanish wanted to convert the local Indians, while the Russians chose to exploit […]
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The Day Rangers Relied on Winchesters
Outnumbered 4-to-1 by Comanche and Kiowa warriors, Sergeant E.H. Cobb and his Texas Rangers […]
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Wild Bill’s Brawl With Custer’s Troopers
Exactly what happened in that Hays City saloon remains a mystery, but details have […]
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International Incident on the Arkansas River
In June 1843 U.S. dragoons escorting a commercial wagon train on the Santa Fe […]