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Category Archives: American West
Butch Cassidy’s Return
According to the generally accepted story, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid died in a hail of gunfire after robbing a bank in Bolivia, South America; they were buried there. The fact is, though, that there are numerous accounts of … Continue reading
California Vigilante Justice, The Clappe Letters, 1851
This is a fascinating article about one mining town and how they took care of a thief: They granted him a respite of three hours to prepare for his sudden entrance into eternity.” Mrs. Louise Clappe was the wife of … Continue reading
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Cowboy Joe – The Last of the Wild Bunch
Cowboy Joe – The Last of the Wild Bunch by Kerry Ross Boren While thumbing through the Letters to the Editor section of my Fall 1992 issue of Old West magazine I was surprised to discover reference from a reader … Continue reading
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Tagged butch cassidy, cowboy joe, joseph masters, wild bunch
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A Thanksgiving Dinner With Butch Cassidy
I have a copy of Ann Bassett’s autobiography on this blog, but if one really wants to get to know Ann Bassett, her sister and the residents of Brown’s park, one needs to read Grace McClure’s excellent and readable book … Continue reading
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Tagged ann bassett, bassett, brown's park, colorado
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The Cary Holliday Interview with Etta Place?
I make no claim as to the truth of this interview…but it feels right. Source San Francisco, California June, 1970 Newspapers have me dead twice already—burned up in a house fire and shot by a lover, but I got out … Continue reading
What Happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) and “the Sundance Kid” (Harry Longabaugh) were two American outlaws, operating primarily in the Western States of Utah and Wyoming during the late 19th century. They were part of a very loose, leaderless conglomeration of horse … Continue reading
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Tagged butch cassidy, harry longabaugh, robert leroy parker, sundance kid
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The Lost Adams Digging
The Lost Adams Diggings is a Southwestern treasure story that refers to the existence of a canyon rich in gold deposits somewhere in western New Mexico in the early 1860s. Read the Wiki article, about a man named Adams who … Continue reading
The Strange Death of Boston Corbett
This story is from “the Real Wild West, The Creation of the American West,” by Michael Wallis. Read this to the end; it has a shocking, surprise ending (it isn’t what you think it is). The Booth legend that persisted … Continue reading
Wild Bill Hickcock
WILD BILL HICKCOK Joseph G. Rosa Wild West, February 2003 James Butler Hickok’s reputation as the Old West’s premier gunfighter or “man-killer” made him a legend in his own lifetime-a distinction shared by few of his gunfighting contemporaries. Thanks to … Continue reading
Young Man Afraid Of His Horses
YOUNG MAN AFRAID OF HIS HORSES G. Sam Garr Wild West Magazine, February 2003 THE HEADLINE IN the Rapid City Daily Journal of July 16, 1893, read: “A Good Indian Gone-The Best Indian Friend to the Whites Goes to … Continue reading
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