Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2023 The Way West: Earn Your Spurs By Jim Arndt William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody wore spurs as both practical tools of his […]
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A Spirited Wild West Volley – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazine History EditionWinter 2022 A Spirited Wild West Volley By Mack Frost The performers and crew who toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West were among […]
Black Musicians in the Wild West
Originally published in Points West magazine History Edition, Winter 2024 Black Musicians in the Wild West: The Curious History of Ferris’s Satisfied Musical Entertainers By Siriana Lundgren Beyond its regular […]
The Harry Yount Enigma: Yellowstone’s First Park Ranger
Buried among the sublime passes of the Sierra Nevada are old men, who, when children, strayed away from our crowded settlements, and, gradually moving farther and farther from civilization, have […]
Pommel & Pistol: A brief history of handguns on horseback – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2022 Pommel & Pistol: A brief history of handguns on horseback By Danny Michael Since the invention of firearms (or at least shortly thereafter), […]
A Cautionary Tale: Modified 98k Mauser – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2023 Reloaded: A Cautionary Tale By Steve Sanetti In 1964, my father was a recently divorced shoemaker with little disposable income. To go hunting, […]
