It is hard to believe that 2012 is nearly history. Thank you for all those who have visited these pages and for the discussions they have ge...

I have recently completed Lisa Alther's book entitled Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance ...

Wyatt Earp When it comes to names synonymous with the "wild west," few are more familiar than Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp. He is b...

Congratulations to Kari Bragg upon receiving her Master's Degree in Music from the University of Central Missouri on May 4, 2012. In ...

He was the last U. S. President to be born in a log cabin. He was assassinated. He was a professor, a Civil War general, a congressman fr...

Congratulations to Nathan and Carissa Bragg on the birth of their son, Aaron David, on Friday, July 15, 2011. Aaron was born at 11:24 PM ...

Today there are many actual figures in the long, colorful history of the American West whose legacy continues to flourish. Many of them ...