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Capturing the Cross
by Tom Clavin
This year is the 150th anniversary of the taking of one of the…
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Old Houses of the West
by Sandra Dallas
Novelist Sandra Dallas joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her…
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Bat Back in Dodge City
by Tom Clavin
There were four lawmen who participated in the legendary Gunfight at…
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Crazy Horse and Custer
by Tom Clavin
June 25th marks the anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle that resulted in…
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The Gunfighter and the Explorer
by Tom Clavin
151 years ago, a journey to Africa began that would garner international fame.…
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Setting the Scene: Arizona in the Early 20th Century
by Nancy Turner
by Nancy E. Turner Nancy E. Turner discusses her latest novel, Light Changes Everything, highlighting how…
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Westering Women
: A Celebration of Sisterhood on the Overland Trail
by Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas, author of the recently released novel, Westering Women, offers her thoughts…
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The First Wells Fargo Detective
by John Boessenecker
For fifteen years, Henry Johnson had his hands full as Wells Fargo’s pioneer…
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Elvis and the Colonel
Elvis and the Colonel by Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill is a fresh biography of legendary…
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The Spirits of Iwo Jima
by P. T. Deutermann
Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America
by Jack Kelly
In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must-Read History Books of 2023
From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws
by Tom Clavin
This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves
by Tom Clavin
With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood
by Tom Clavin
Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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