Archive for February, 2009

Gambling

abilenet February 10th, 2009

One of the more celebrated images in the popular imagination about life on the frontier is that of the saloon table poker game. Professional gamblers did roam the region looking for “ a game,” and making their fortunes off of the unfortunate cowboy or buffalo hunter who came into their sites. Continue Reading »

John Wesley Hardin

abilenet February 1st, 2009

Perhaps the most dangerous gunman to have ever operated in Texas, John Wesley Hardin was a study in contrasts. He always considered himself a gentleman, who said he only ever killed to save his own life; but by the time of his death, he had killed more than thirty men. Continue Reading »