Category Archives: The Ladies

Indentured Servitude

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Mustang

Introduction Warfare is brutish – the longer war rages, the more objectionable it becomes.  One example of this was the Thirty Years’ War.  It was fought primarily in the area of central Europe in the 17th century and remains one … Continue reading →

Posted in American Frontier, British Colonies, Colonial America, Corruption, History, Imperialism, Indenture & Slavery, Pioneers, Society, The Ladies | 7 Comments

Hell’s Fury

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Mustang

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. —William Congreve, The Mourning Bride (1697)[1] Between 1960-63, the ABC Television Network hosted an entertaining crime drama called The Naked City.  The star … Continue reading →

Posted in American Frontier, Civil War, Goldrush, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Missouri, Society, The Ladies | 8 Comments

Olive Oatman Fairchild

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Mustang

Background Joseph Smith Jr. (1805 – 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saints movement.  Smith was born in Vermont, but by 1817, he had moved with his family to Western New York, which was … Continue reading →

Posted in American Frontier, American Indians, American Southwest, Arizona Territory, California, History, Indenture & Slavery, Massacres, Mormons, New Mexico, Pioneers, Religion, Texas, The Ladies, Yavapai | 7 Comments

Three of a Kind

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Mustang

The story of Josie and Ann Bassett, and Etta Place ____________ “A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes, she’s a tramp.”  — Joan Rivers Introduction Years ago, Arthur and Fanny … Continue reading →

Posted in American Frontier, Gunfights and such, History, Northwest Territory, Outlaws, Pioneers, Range War, The Horsemen (and women), The Ladies, Western Women | 10 Comments

Let the games begin …

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Mustang

Many of the things we attribute to the old southwest tradition were handed down from other times, places, and cultures.  I want to discuss American rodeo, but I must first acknowledge the origin of modern rodeo events. Men have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Charreada & Rodeo, History, The Horsemen (and women), The Ladies | 5 Comments

Miss Catherine’s Boys

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Mustang

Some Background Between 1620 and 1775, nearly two-thirds of all European immigrants to the American colonies arrived under indentures.  An indenture is a legal contract between two parties for either labor or an apprenticeship.  An individual interested in indenturing themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in American Southwest, Gunfights and such, History, New Mexico, Society, The Ladies | 1 Comment

Little Known Legends

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Mustang

In 1850, Allan Pinkerton met a Chicago attorney by the name of Edward Rucker.  Together, they formed the North-Western Police Agency, later known as Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency.  Around 1855, Pinkerton noted an increased demand for private detectives.  Businessmen, large … Continue reading →

Posted in Antebellum Period, Civil War, History, The Ladies | 5 Comments