The Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana were mostly mile after mile after mile of frontier and wide open range. In the…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
When gold was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874, one of the nearest approaches by rail was from Bismarck. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Without any planning or announcement, towns suddenly sprang up within days when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Suddenly,…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Consistent with naval law and practice, from the beginning of the expedition Lewis and Clark ordered the men in charge…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Not knowing exactly how many Indian tribes they would encounter between St. Louis and the Pacific Ocean, Lewis and Clark…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Yesterday, June 14, was Flag Day. Both President Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in 1927, issued proclamations asking that…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Hugh Glass, American frontiersman and fur trapper is best known for his survival after having been left for dead when…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The work of the cowboy on the yearly roundups west of the Missouri River was hard and dangerous. A day…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
When Jane Kramer was searching for and learning about “The Last Cowboy” in the northern panhandle of Texas in 1977,…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Jane Kramer, one of the most admired writers for The New Yorker Magazine convinced her editor in 1977 that she…