Who’s Really Buried in Buffalo Bill’s Grave?
Michael R. Ritt The burial site of Buffalo Bill Cody, on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, is not without its controversy. At one time, doubts arose as to whether the iconic western figure,…
Jeremiah “Liver-eater” Johnston
How did the renowned mountain man, Jeremiah Johnston get his nickname "Liver-eater?" Popular lore tells us that in a vendetta of rage, he killed over three hundred Crow warriors and…
After the Cattle Drives – The Impact of Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” on the Meatpacking Industry and Food Inspection
As Western history and fiction lovers, we are all familiar with the cattle drives of the late nineteenth century. They were, at times, romantic, dangerous, and mundane. But what happened…
The Mule-Made Man
What does a Texas mule have to do with helping to launch the careers of several entertainment icons? To answer that question, you need to know what happened in the…
How Roy Bean Saved a Heavyweight Prize Fight
The heavyweight boxing championship fight of 1896 was arguably the most controversial sporting event of all time, escalating at one point into an international incident that involved two great athletes,…