At first, this question about bison skulls perhaps seems axiomatic. Is there anything, besides a cowboy, a cactus, or a gunfight, perhaps, that seems obviously more Old West than a bison skull? Well, just because something has become a symbol doesn’t mean it should be. Read my previous post about cowboys and the cowboy way, […]
Tag: Buffalo Soldier
The Brownsville Affair & the 25th Infantry
If you’ve read my book The Buffalo Soldier, (click here to check it out!) you may remember it includes the 25th Infantry Regiment of the US Army. They were stationed at Fort Missoula in Montana in 1896. The 25th was also among the first of the short-lived bicycle regiments in the US Army. The same […]
Review of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Today’s blog is a review of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. I’ve decided to add a new feature to my blog—reviews of historical novels—to get more variety and some new types of posts. The Nickel Boys is Whitehead’s follow-up to The Underground Railroad. It has earned nearly 2,000 reviews on Amazon so far, most […]