Canada’s North-West Rebellion reached its climax in May 1885, as the government army closed […]
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Charles E. Rankin: Bound to the Western Story
The retired University of Oklahoma Press chief editor isn’t about to ride off into the sunset
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View of the Sioux
The Brulé Sioux of the Rosebud Agency came to accept their neighbor John Anderson […]
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Into the West’s outlook on Manifest Destiny vs. How the West Was Won
Those of us baby boomers born in the 1940s and 1950s grew up learning […]
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The Remington rolling block
“With your rifle I killed far more game than any other single party [on […]
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Gall: The Fighting Cock of the Sioux
Soldiers gave the Hunkpapa leader his nickname because he was a dashing warrior who […]
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Wild West Book Review: Indian Wars
Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West by Bill Yenne,Westholme Publishing,Yardley, Pa., 2006, […]
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The Indian Trail of Broken Treaties
Conflicts between the Plains Indians and Euro-American settlers and soldiers have often been blamed […]
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Women Who Have Taken Up Arms Throughout History
Throughout history women have taken up arms for all kinds of reasons. Here are the stories of eight who went to war—and why.
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Eyewitness: Custer’s Last Stand
On June 25, 1876, one of the Indians facing Custer and his 7th Cavalry […]