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Jack Hinson: Civil War Sniper
Jack Hinson, known as “Old Jack,” began the Civil War as a wealthy Tennessee planter with no intentions to enlist in the Civil War. That changed in 1862 when Union troops executed his sons and displa…
Published on 7 hours ago
Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce War: The Fight Begins
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was one of the most lopsided defeats the U.S. Army ever suffered in the American West. On June 17, 1877, Captain David Perry led roughly one hundred soldiers and scout…
Published on 3 days, 2 hours ago
Elfego Baca & the Frisco Shootout (Encore)
In October of 1884, 19-year-old Elfego Baca made history during the legendary Frisco Shootout. After pinning on a fake badge and arresting a drunken cowboy named Charlie McCarty, Baca found himself s…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
They're Remaking Lonesome Dove!?
Teton Ridge has snagged the film and TV rights to Larry McMurtry’s legendary Lonesome Dove series, promising a fresh take on the Pulitzer Prize-winning saga of retired Texas Rangers on a perilous cat…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce War: Genesis
The Nez Perce War erupted in 1877 after decades of broken treaties, stolen land, and violent confrontations between settlers and the Nez Perce people. At the center of this struggle was Chief Joseph,…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Mysterious Dave Mather: The Gunfighter Who Vanished Without a Trace
Mysterious Dave Mather was one of the Old West’s most elusive figures. Born in Connecticut and orphaned at a young age, Mather drifted west, where his life became a blur of gunfights, gambling halls,…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Tom "Bear River" Smith: Abilene's Forgotten marshal
Tom “Bear River” Smith tamed one of the wildest towns in the Old West without firing a single shot. Armed with nothing more than a badge, a banjo, and a pair of fists that made even the toughest cowb…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
King Fisher: Outlaw, Sheriff, Dead Man
King Fisher was no ordinary Texas gunfighter. This is a man who once killed a circus tiger so that he could make a pair of chaps from its hide. He boasted of killing 37 men, and at the height of his …
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Battle of Lovelock Cave
For centuries, the Northern Paiute have told of the Si-Te-Cah, a mysterious tribe said to have lived on tule rafts across Nevada’s Lake Humboldt. Described as fierce warriors with red hair and even c…
Published on 1 month ago
The Lost Dutchman's Mine
The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is one of the most enduring legends of the American Southwest. Said to be hidden somewhere in the Superstition Mountains east of Apache Junction, Arizona, this mythical …
Published on 1 month ago