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Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War edited by Harold Holzer, Modern Library, 2011, $38 BATTLES AND LEADERS OF THE CIVIL War, first published in 1888, is the most valuable collection of firsthand accounts ever compiled on the Civil War. Every important battle and campaign was the subject …
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Wild West Book Review: Shadows at DawnShadows at Dawn: A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of History by Karl Jacoby, The Penguin Press, New York, 2008, $32.95. The Camp Grant Massacre has remained an obscure… Read MoreThe Autry Center Showcases Its Grand Collection of Indian ArtifactsExhibits proceed in the midst of renovation and expansion. The ever-expanding Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles—which comprises the Southwest Museum of the … Read MoreGhost Town: Ironton, ColoradoIn August 1882, prospector John Robinson was hunting game on Red Mountain, Colo., to feed his partners when he found a large chunk of lead and silver ore. The partners’ subsequent … Read MoreWild West Book Review: Famous Firearms of the Old WestFamous Firearms of the Old West by Hal Herring, The Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Conn., 2008, $24.95. Firearm guide books, like their subject, can be useful tools in the proper ha… Read MoreSmith & Wesson’s Model No. 2 Was the First Large-Caliber Cartridge RevolverThe No. 1 just didn’t have enough firepower to suit most shooters. Although Colt revolvers were the most commonly used handguns during the Civil War and in the Old West, fledgling … Read More
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