Queen of the CowtownsDodge City, Kansas, celebrates its historic role in the settlement of the West.
When Dodge City’s founders staked out their vision for a town near Fort Dodge in 1872, its first business was George Hoo…
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
She was born Margaret Tobin in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of Irish immigrants. A restless, strong-willed adventure…
Magic Finds Tombstone
According to George Parsons’ journal the first circus (Ryland’s) landed in Tombstone on September 22, 1880. Parsons also reports going to see Prof Tay…
Outrunning the ApachesA novice scout runs for his life during Geronimo’s reign of terror in the Arizona wilderness.
In the Arizona wilderness of 1881, 20-year-old courier Frederick Russell Burnham knew that the assignment from Neil McLe…
Audubon’s Wild WestUniversity of Nebraska Press, $75
John James Audubon, revolutionary bird artist and founder of modern ornithology, traveled the American frontier in pursuit of his goals and recorded h…
George Shepherd Seeks Revenge
Jim Anderson was the brother of Confederate guerrilla leader “Bloody Bill” Anderson. After the Civil War, Jim took up wi…
The Notorious Sadie Marcus
A teenaged runaway, Sadie (real name Josephine) Marcus landed in Tombstone and “shacked up” with Cochise County Sheriff …
Has the Apache Kid’s Daughter Been Found?Tracking down the elusive Lupe
Caught between two worlds, Guadalupe Fimbres Muñoz had to make difficult choices for her future. She knew little of wha…
Has the Apache Kid’s Daughter Been Found?Tracking down the elusive Lupe
Rail Barons, Train Palaces, and Great LocomotivesCelebrate the glory of Western railways and plan a trip into yesteryear.
Targeting EqualityCommemorating the 150th Year of the Buffalo Soldiers
One hundred and 50 years ago, radical Republicans led the charge to create opportunities for blacks when, for the first time, they opened the ranks of…
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