Search Results for: Apache
Old West Book Review: Valley of the Guns
Valley Of The Guns, Eduarado Obregôn Pagan, University of Oklahoma Press, $29.95, Cloth. Maps, Illustrations, Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index. “Pleasant Valley” conjures up images of warm summer evenings, horses quietly munching hay in the corral, Mom and Dad laughing quietly on the porch while kids play with a favorite pet lamb. But don’t be fooled. […]
Old West Book Review: You Are Respectfully Invited to Attend My Execution
You Are Respectfully Invited to Attend My Execution, Larry K. Brown, High Plains Press, (1-800-552-7819), $11.95, Paperback. Between 1871 and 1890, seven murderers were hanged in Wyoming Territory. Some others died (including one woman) in Wyoming at the hands of angry mobs, known as vigilantes. However, this book concentrates on the seven legal executions. Author […]
Old West Book Review: They Called Him Buckskin Frank
They Called Him Buckskin Frank, Jack Demattos an Chuck Parsons, University of North Texas Press, $29.95, Cloth, Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index. The name Buckskin Frank Leslie seems always to appear in the old Tombstone stories. Doc Holliday the Earps, Johnny Ringo and some others had some association with him, but he was always on the […]
How Tombstone, Arizona Was Named
On April 1, 1877, a young prospector named Ed Schieffelin arrived at Fort Yachuca in southern Arizona. He told the soldiers he was going into Apache country and trying his hand at prospecting. They told him that the only thing he would find there would be his tombstone. That is how Tombstone, Arizona was named. […]
Old West Book Review: Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections
Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections, Larry Len Peterson, Mountain Press Publishing Co., (800-234-5308),74 black-and-white images, 35 historical photographs, Index, Cloth $70, Paper $45.00. This magnificent book, filled with dozens of Charles M. Russell Western images, tells the story of a modest man who came to be one of the most famous artists […]
