Book Review: Where the Rivers Ran Red
Michael Donahue's well-researched book chronicles the Indian fights of George Armstrong Custer
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
Book Review: “Horses Worn to Mere Shadows”
Robert Watt presents the stirring second volume of his trilogy about Mimbreño Apache Chief Victorio
Letter From Wild West — June 2020
Contributor Gregory Michno recognizes that disagreements and controversy go with the territory when one writes about history
Book Review: Terror on the Santa Fe Trail
Title aside, Hocking takes a balanced look at the Jicarilla Apaches and their relationship with the famed Kit Carson as Indian agent
Fort William Henry, 1757: A Fate Worse Than Surrender
On capturing Fort William Henry in 1757, the French commander offered his British prisoners safe passage—but his Indian allies weren’t feeling as magnanimous
American History Reviews: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon This Book
History of the Lone Star State connects the prominent dots and tells stories of the lesser known
Book Review: Surviving Genocide
Jeffrey Ostlers relates the clashes and pores over statistics to determine whether or not the Indian wars amounted to genocide
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Russia Got Into Its Own “Folly” in Alaska
A battle at Sitka in 1804 began the vast northwest territory's tilt into American hands
John Smith, the Working Class Hero Who Saved Jamestown
Farmer's son endured combat, enslavement, and near-execution before his talents as a diplomat brought peace with the Algonquians
When the Sioux Ambushed Pawnee Hunters at ‘Massacre Canyon’
Eager to attack their traditional foes, a powerful Oglala/Brulé force thundered down on a hapless Pawnee hunting party in southwest Nebraska
California Artist Rick Hill: King of the Hill
He’s earned kudos for his Western and wildlife sculpture and has high hopes for his oil paintings
Brenden W. Rensink: People of the Borderlands
In his recent book Native but Foreign the author takes a close look at the Yaquis on the southern border and Crees and Chippewas on the northern border
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Colonial New England Got Filthy Rich Off the Slave Trade
For a century and a half, wealthy northerners built their fortunes off sugar, rum, and human misery
Book Review: The Black Legend
Doug Hocking reviews the circumstances and figures involved in the Bascom Affair, a catalyst of the 19th-century Apache wars
Renaissance Birdman: Sculptor Greg Woodard
Woodard blends a fascination with birds, other wildlife and history with his skills as a master sculptor
