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Tag: Gunfighters & Lawmen

Posted inStories

Lawman Legend Bass Reeves: The Invincible Man Hunter

by Amy Chan 11/12/202311/13/2023

Casualty rates among deputy U.S. marshals were extremely high in Indian and Oklahoma territories, but Reeves completed his long reign there unscathed while making life miserable for outlaws…white, black or Indian.

Stagecoach holdup reenactment
Posted inStories

How to Rob a Stagecoach — Courtesy of Black Bart

by Daniel Seligman 9/29/20239/29/2023
Reenactment of shooting in Bellevue
Posted inStories

These Blundering Bandits Didn’t Wear Masks or Have an Escape Plan—No Surprise They Blew This Railroad Heist

by Terry Halden 4/28/20234/27/2024
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Posted inFeature

Who Shot The Iconic ‘Fort Worth Five’ Photo of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

by Amy Chan 9/21/20223/4/2024
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Posted inExclusive

Killing Billy the Kid

by Greg Lalire 7/15/20223/4/2024
Posted inFeature

Law and Some Disorder in the Wild West

by Don Chaput 5/12/20224/2/2024
Posted inReview

Wild West Book Review: The Toughest Gang in Town

by Louis Hart 1/29/2020
Posted inUncategorized

J.D. Hardin younger brother of John Wesley Hardin

by Amy Chan 1/29/2020
Posted inUncategorized

Butch Cassidy’s Surrender Offer

by Amy Chan 1/29/20203/31/2020
Posted inInterview

Interview: Bob Alexander / Silver City and Southwestern New Mexico

by Candy Moulton 1/24/20205/18/2024

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