Monthly Archives: October 2020

The Dakota war

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Mustang

Prologue One of the problems with public education is that curricula, teachers, and teaching materials oversimplify history.  We may certainly understand why this is so at the elementary level, but not as children progress into secondary schools.  Another possible explanation … Continue reading →

Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, NATIVES | 1 Comment

Sally Scull: Mean as a snake

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Mustang

One axiom of the old west was that good-hearted cowboys were as mythical as unicorns.  The saying probably does some injustice to stockmen, cowhands, ranchers, and trail drivers.  The truth is that the term cowboy had, at one time, the … Continue reading →

Posted in CIVIL WAR, LONE STAR | 4 Comments

U.S. Marshal C. P. Dake

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Mustang

All we know about this man’s family is that (a) they were Canadian, (b) they moved to New York when their son was still a child, and (c) they demonstrated one heck of an imagination when they named their son … Continue reading →

Posted in HISTORY | 4 Comments

Old West vs. Hollywood West

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Mustang

What most of us learned about the Old West, as kids, was what we saw at the cinema and on early black and white television.  It was great fun.  In my day, we all looked forward to the Saturday matinees … Continue reading →

Posted in HISTORY | 1 Comment