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Doniphan’s Thousand
As a young man Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan had no plans on being a military man. Born in Kentucky, Alexander went to college to be a lawyer, later practicing in Missouri. A far cry from what would become Doniphan’s Thousand. But, the courtroom wasn’t enough excitement for Alexander. When the […]
I See By Your Outfit, Historic Cowboy Gear of the Northern Plains
I See By Your Outfit, Historic Cowboy Gear of the Northern Plains, Tom Lindmier & Steve Mount, High Plains Press, Glendo, Wyoming. $19.95, Paperback. Photos, Illustrations, Bibliography, Index. Here is yet another non-fiction winner published by High Plains Press. Authors Tom Lindmier and Steve Mount have joined forces, writing a wonderfully accurate book filled with […]
Camillo Orlando Hanks and Barbed Wire
Barbed wire had encircled the cattle. So, cowboys weren’t needed to ride the line, making sure cattle didn’t wander away. The railroads had been built down to Texas, so cattle drives weren’t necessary anymore. And many of the large ranches were being purchased by eastern conglomerates looking for a quick return for their money, or […]
Samuel Maverick
In 1835 Samuel Maverick moved to the San Antonio, Texas area, and started practicing law. He was even one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. As the story goes, a neighbor owed him $1,200. With no ready cash, the neighbor offered to pay him in cattle. So, reluctantly Samuel agreed to take […]
Clay Allison – Old West Psychopath
Clay Allison can be truly called a psychopath. At the height of the Civil War when the Confederate Army was drafting into service anyone who could hold a rifle, Clay was released on a medical discharge because he was maniacal. Ending up in Cimarron, New Mexico in 1870 Clay and some other […]
