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Kiowas attack the Texas Santa Fe Expedition

In 1841 the President of Texas Resolved to Capture Santa Fe — One Way or Another

by Damond Benningfield9/8/20236/8/2023

Mirabeau Lamar’s attempt to incite rebellion in New Mexico failed disastrously, helping doom the republic and his political career.

A 1873 photograph by Timothy H. O'Sullivan captures the fortresslike canyon from the ground as both Spanish and American invaders would have seen it.

Attacked by Both Spanish and American Invaders, This Sandstone Navajo Stronghold Was Built for Defense

by David T. Zabecki6/2/20236/9/2023

Was Billy the Kid’s Murder Trial Fair?

by David G. Thomas1/20/20231/20/2023

Wild-West-June-2022-Ghost-Town-Cuervo-New-Mexico-Route-66-Through-Town

Ghost Towns: Cuervo, New Mexico

by Jim Winnerman7/11/20227/20/2022

Confederates and Comancheros book jacket

‘Confederates and Comancheros’ Book Review: The Civil War Was a Tangled Mess Out West

by HistoryNet Staff4/27/20225/4/2022

David Thomas: Zeroing in on Southern New Mexico

by Johnny D. Boggs9/24/20218/24/2021

Wild West Book Review: Mickey Free

by Alexander Cook1/10/2020

‘Buckshot’ Roberts blazed his way to fame at Blazer’s Mill

by W.C. Jameson1/10/2020

Wild West Book Review: Fullerton’s Rangers

by Louis Hart12/30/2019