One-Armed BanditsAmerica’s last frontier saloons ushered in mechanized gaming devices.
California was bursting at the seams with fortune seekers in 1885, when 23-year-old Charles Fey landed in San Francis…
There Must be Something in the Water…
What is it about my Indiana home that seemed to breed Old West types—often bad guys? Try these on for size: John Ring…
Fashion Faux Pas, Arizona-Style
Embarking by boat from San Francisco in 1874, Martha Summerhayes joined her army husband as he headed to far-off Arizona. Arriving in Yuma they met…
Tragic PowwowThe Apache Kid vs Al Sieber, Then Everyone in Arizona
June 1, 1887 Absent from duty for five days, the Apache Kid, along with four other Apache scouts under his command, r…
Sinful ChocolateThe history behind the Wagner-Jenner Ranch’s devil’s food cake.
Water and crackers are all that sustained Ignace Wagner for a week when he arrived in San Francisco, California, in 1852. He borrowed some money an…
Dangerous Dan
Some have called Grant County (NM) Deputy Sheriff Dan Tucker “Dangerous Dan.” And his gun notches are estimated at so…
Was John Wesley Hardin as deadly and fast to shoot as folks claim?
Was John Wesley Hardin as deadly and fast to shoot as folks claim? Ronald Bolza Slatington, Pennsylvania Many Old Wes…
The First Naval Vessel on the Colorado River
In 1858, friction between the Mormons in Utah and the federal government led to a brief encounter known as the Mormon…
Border Bandidos
The U.S.-Mexico border has long been plagued by outlaws and bandidos from both sides of the line. Some of the most in…
Beyond the Horizon with Author Jefferson Glass
Spur Award-winning nonfiction writer Jefferson Glass was born and raised in Oregon. He grew up knowing the tales of t…
One-Armed BanditsAmerica’s last frontier saloons ushered in mechanized gaming devices.
America’s Longest WarAn interview with Paul Andrew Hutton, author of the year’s most anticipated Old West history book.
Cowboys & MillionairesHow Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders bonded as brothers before leaving to fight in the Spanish-American War.
The Rough Riders were already the most famous outfit in the U.S. Army, but when the first contingents arrived at the “International” fairgrounds in…
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