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Fuze Fans I must note an inaccurate spelling in the article “Bombs Away” (January/February) when describing German bomb fuzes. The author uses a spelling of “fuse,” which is incorrect. A fuse is a cord of readily combustible materials that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive …
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The Poet Bandit of Arizona TerritoryDaring rustler and train robber ‘Red’ McNeil taunted territorial lawmen with his written words. In early 1889, Pete Jacoby of Winslow, Arizona Territory, found the long-sought hide… Read MoreGhost Town: Canyon Diablo, ArizonaIn 1880 the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad began constructing a bridge over 250-foot-deep Canyon Diablo, midway between Winslow and Flagstaff. Financial difficulties halted the pr… Read MoreGiants in the LandMonstrous frontier freight wagons rumble still in Ketchum, Idaho. Legendary Leviathans Generations of Westerners have handed down stories of wooden leviathans that rumbled along th… Read MoreWild and Woolly War of WordsA Western writer wages a one-man battle to choose the best frontier quote. Among the quotable contenders are Virgil Earp, Doc Holliday, John Wesley Hardin, Buffalo Bill Cody and Si… Read MoreBank Cashiers Sometimes Dealt With Unauthorized WithdrawalsJesse James tested the mettle of Joseph Heywood. As the U.S. banking system took form during and after the Civil War, the job to which every ambitious bank teller or clerk aspired … Read More
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