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People
James Kirker: Lord of the Scalp Hunters
On July 7, 1846, a camp of peace-seeking Chokonen and Nednhi Chiricahua Apache men, women, and children was…
Lawmen
The Porvenir Massacre: A Borderlands Tragedy
Sometime after midnight on January 28, 1918, Company B of the Texas Rangers—under the command of Captain James…
People
The Hanging of Chipita Rodriguez
Late in the summer of 1863, a horse trader named John Savage rode through the warm, tree-scrubbed lowlands…
Lawmen
N.K. Boswell: The Man Who Tamed Laramie City
In the spring of 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad came roaring west across the plains, laying down ties,…
Indigenous History
Skeleton Cave Massacre: The Tragic Battle of Salt River Canyon
In early 1906, a cattleman named Jeff Adams, his two sons, and nearby rancher Ivy Crabtree discovered a…
Outlaws
The Northfield Raid & the Strange Fate of Two Dead Outlaws
On Friday, July 7, 1876, the James-Younger Gang robbed an express car on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in…