The Irish at the AlamoSavas Beatie LLC, $29.95
The Alamo’s Forgotten Defenders—The Remarkable Story of the Irish During the Texas Revolution by Phillip Thomas Tucker (…
Tombstone’s Schieffelin Hall
It was June 1881 when Al Schieffelin—brother of Tombstone founder Ed Schieffelin—opened the theater and opera house that…
Western Events for July 2016
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOW Imaging the American West: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Al…
Kit Carson Dime Novel Hero
It was a fortuitous chance meeting for Kit Carson and John C. Fremont. Had there been no John C. Fremont there might nev…
Named By Their Enemies
The Spanish asked the Zunis who those renegades were who were running off with all their horses and a Zuni said, “Enemies,” which sounded to the Spani…
In Mary Doria Russell’s Doc, the dentist treats Wyatt Earp who is missing two front teeth. Is that true?
Steve Barringer Phoenix, Arizona Back then, nearly everyone had rotten teeth. Many cowboys had teeth stained by tobacco …
Card Player No. 2
Sam Elliott has become one of the most iconic Westerns actor of the last half-century, with his wiry frame, bushy mustac…
The Buffalo SoldiersSchiffer Military History, $39.99
John P. Langellier explores the challenges and opportunities provided African-Americans following the Civil War Fighting…
Targeting EqualityCommemorating the 150th Year of the Buffalo Soldiers
A True West Writer’s 40-Year Journey
Did Remington Capture Clanton’s Last Breath?Art unexpectedly imitated life in master artist Frederic Remington’s first sold work.
At the age of 19, Frederic Remington had yet to find a purpose in life when he boarded a train west on August 10, 1881. By August 13, he was in Dakota…
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