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Bitter Creek George Newcomb
George Newcomb was born in Kansas in 1867. At a young age he went to Texas to become a cowboy. From there he drifted up to Oklahoma. He so frequently sang, “I’m a wild wolf from Bitter Creek, and it’s my night to howl,” that his friends started calling him Bitter Creek George Newcomb. […]
The Passing of the Old West Boots
Considering the popularity of Old West boots today, here is an interesting article from 1894. Disuse of Foot Gear Once Popular East and West. November 7, 1894, Evening News, El Paso, Texas – The diminished use of boots is a matter of concern to the manufacturers of them and to the producers of heavy leather […]
Western Books You Need to Check Out
Cowboy to Cowboy presents Western Books You Need To Check Out! (Click on the book or the name to get more information.) Jake Cleary Trilogy “Jake rides a trail of revenge with a Us Marshall at his side.” “Forced into bounty hunting in order to rebuild his RISING SUN ranch. He uses his gun and sometimes […]
Lawrie Tatum – Quaker Indian Agent
In 1869 the Kiowa and the Comanche were being relocated to a reservation near Fort Sill, Oklahoma. President Grant felt if Quakers were hired as Indian Agents, they would be able to teach the Indians to be pacifists. So, Lawrie Tatum, a man known for his Quaker work, was appointed to the unenviable job as […]
Sunset Route of the Southern Pacific Railroad
With the completion of the transcontinental railroad by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads in 1869, the men dubbed as the “western railroad barons” decided to join forces and create a monopoly on any rail traffic coming to the West Coast. So, in 1870 Collis P. Huntington, Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins created the […]
