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In 1884 this man turned down the Republican Presidential nomination saying: “I will not accept if nominated & will not serve if elected.” Theodore Roosevelt Ulysses Grant William Jennings Bryan William T. Sherman William T. Sherman. The Civil War general had retired from the army in 1884 and had no desire to enter politics. When …
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Pat Garrett: The Life and Death of a Great SheriffThe lanky lawman who shot Billy the Kid has never been half as understood or appreciated as the young outlaw with whom he is forever linked. Pat Garrett admitted dreading only one … Read MoreBring Me the Head of Clodoveo ChávezAfter the hanging of his bandido mentor Tiburcio Vásquez, Chávez continued to terrorize Californians. On a warm spring day in 1876 an Arizonan named Harry Roberts climbed down from… Read MoreThe Battle for San DiegoCarlos and his Kumeyaay warriors attacked both the mission and the presidio in an uprising that threatened the future of Alta California. Some 600 Kumeyaay warriors converged on th… Read MoreHow the West Was Measured: Mountaintop Calculations Meant Fewer Ground SurveysSurveyors faced obstacles but had geometry on their side. Soon after the Civil War ended, the United States began a major national surveying project, its object to measure a line o… Read MoreFemale Buccaneer of the SagebrushWith grace and dash, Susie Raper faced assorted rustling charges, accusations that she murdered a business partner and all the shortcomings of her sons and lovers. After a month in… Read More
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