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But Weren’t Cowboys Good?

Everyone knows that the cowboys were the greatest heroes of the Wild West. The overwhelming evidence of the silver screen cannot be contradicted. Or can it? The modern conception of cowboys is along the lines of a John Wayne character- tough, a little rough around the edges, and perhaps overly bellicose, but still the goodContinue reading “But Weren’t Cowboys Good?”

by Andrew J. Pankratz September 9, 2022

The Cowboy and His Honor

“You’re a liar!” “No, I ain’t!” “Just lied again in denying it!” “Insult me once more, and I’ll plant you in boot hill!” We all know how this ends. On the surface, it seems to be a couple of cantankerous cowboys who are just spoiling for a fight. They seize on any little thing andContinue reading “The Cowboy and His Honor”

by Andrew J. Pankratz February 16, 2022

Gunfighters in the Wild West

The typical Western movie or novel ends with a glamorous gunfight on a dusty street. What could be more romantic, than a chance to publicly vindicate yourself, and have a few dozen witnesses to your proficiency with a gun? But did it ever actually happen? Wild Bill Hickok had public fight on the Springfield, MissouriContinue reading “Gunfighters in the Wild West”

by Andrew J. Pankratz March 1, 2021September 9, 2022

The epic story of Sherlock Holmes in cowboy boots! It seemed to most folks that Smoky Walker just suddenly materialized in the middle of bad situations. It was like a ghost that came in out of the desert. Outlaws lived in fear of his appearance. They knew he was fast (after all, no one had ever drawn on him and lived to tell the tale), but what filled their hearts with dread was his ability to uncover crimes and clues and evidence that no one else ever thought of or found. But for once, Smoky may have met his match- a ghost rustler who steals herds, only to disappear into thin air. The tracks head for the desert and then just stop, like a line had been drawn in the sand. Smoky could track Geronimo across bare rock, but could even he track a ghost rustler through thin air?

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Luke Tucker was up against superhuman odds. But then, Luke Tucker was no ordinary man. A cross between the strong, silent cowboy and Sherlock Holmes, he was a sheriff when he was twenty, and he had outshot three gunslicks, all at the same time! But that seemed tame compared to having famous assassins hunting him and a double-faced lawyer and the fastest man in the west planning his funeral! Luke may have to sacrifice everything, even his life, to save his uncle, a town, and the girl he loves from certain destruction!

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But Weren’t Cowboys Good?

The Cowboy and His Honor

Gunfighters in the Wild West

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