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THE UNLUCKIEST OUTLAW IN THE WEST
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As far as we know, his name was Elmer Curdie. In what was either his 1st stickup or 1 of his earliest, he got killed. The undertaker embalmed the body, dressed Elmer in a cheap burying suit, put…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Holden Jan 29.
HOW SOUTHERNERS COUNTED--AND SOME STILL COUNT--KIN
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years abt the possible relationship between the James & Younger families. The modern consensus seems to be that they weren't related at all. That might…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gay Mathis Jan 25.
2 Prominent Western Writers Die
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In early October I recieved word that an old friend from Western Writers of America, Lee Baldwin, died September 25. Lee was a novelist. He was 77. Charles M. Robinson III, a friend of mine &…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jolene Little Jan 10.
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C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Mundo Osterberg's discussion So You Think You Know Your TV Westerns?
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Margaret-Anne Moore's discussion ROSCOE AND JOHN YOUNGER HISTORY VS. MOVIES
"If it was in a movie, it was probably flim-flam. After all, THE LONG RIDERS, the name of the film, had a good-looking woman portraying Belle Starr. If you've ever seen a photo of Belle Starr you know that was phony. …"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Mundo Osterberg's discussion What Do We Have Here?
"North African Arabs owned Spain for about 500 years. A lot of what we call 'Spanish style' is actually almost pure Arab style, including Kalua, the coffee liqueur. Back in the 1920s the label had an Arab sitting under a typical…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Chuck Sawyer's discussion Big Nose Kate....Globe, AZ....
"Kate's full name was Mary Katherine Horoney, tho the family currently spells the name 'Haroney.' She was born in 1850 in Pest, Hungary--the part of Budapest on the east bank of the Danube. Her father was a reknowned Hungarian…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Mundo Osterberg's discussion So You Think You Know Your TV Westerns?
"James Arness was notorio;us for avoiding personal appearances. All the rest of the GUNSMOKE cast made personal appearance tours during the off-season, but Arness never did. That's how I got to have a conversation with Glen Strange. The cast was…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Mundo Osterberg's discussion What Do We Have Here?
"They're definitely in the Conquistador style, but a lot of these things are replicas made in SA & sold as souvenirs. A cousin of mine had a similar but much more elaborate bronze stirrup that his sister brought back from Columbia after WW…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Tony Fazzini's discussion Commet on JWH "credits"
"When you realize that the Texas State Police were a sort of 'Gestapo' for Radical Republican governor E. J. Davis, & that the TSP fully supported the Sutton faction in the Sutton-Taylor feud, the killings of any TSP 'officer'…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Tony Fazzini's discussion Little Bighorn Battlefield Forum Website
"Reno-Benteen's position was at least partially defensible, but Custer Hill wasn't. Custer's idea was that Reno & Benteen would make a 'diversionary' attack while he circled around the encampment & captured the…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Old Geezer's discussion Gus' pistola in Lonesome Dove
"It was actually an Uberti replica of a Walker, but converted to load cartridges. Most 'percussion' revolvers in movies are converted to use ctgs & are used everywhere but in extreme closeups."
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Phantom Stranger's discussion The Last Western You Watched ?
"The novel, by the late, great Elmer Kelton, is even better than the movie--but most novels are better than the movies. The only 2 exceptions I know of are Raintree County--you could actually follow the continutity in the movie, which you…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Cindy Smith's discussion Cowboy coffee on the trail
"The best chicory coffee blend I've ever found--& I've tried most of 'em--is French Market, from the American Coffee Company of New Orleans. They also made, at one time, American Ace coffee, which--if you listened to the…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Tony Fazzini's discussion Commet on JWH "credits"
"In his autobiography Hardin claimed 51. At least 40 & possibly 44 of those can be documented. Most of them occurred during the Sutton-Taylor feud or DeWitt County War in the 1870s. There may have been others during his sojourn…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Tony Fazzini's discussion Stagecoach attacked by Indians....?
"Mules are far more sure-footed than horses & for that reason they were very much preferred as saddle-animals in mountainous country. Horses are more photogenic, which is why you see them in movies--but mules are steadier. …"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Gerald T. Ahnert's discussion Historic Photographs of Arizona
"Daguerrotype photography was still common as late as late as 1881 in Texas, because I have a daguerrotype/tintype photo of my grandmother (born 1873) at age 8 (1881) in my collection of family photographs."
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Tony Fazzini's discussion Stagecoach attacked by Indians....?
"He wanted a saddle mule--one he could ride with a saddle & bridle--& for some reason he liked red & white paint horses. It took abt 10 yrs of trying, but he finally got a red & white paint mule colt--& like most paints, it was…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Two-Step's discussion The budding western enthusiast
"You know the Burr-Hamilton duel was the second try to murder Burr. Philip Schuyler had 2 sons-in-law, Hamilton & James Church. Church had been a captain in the British army during the Revolution but deserted to the Americans. …"
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Comment Wall (14 comments)
- At 7:09pm on October 3, 2009,
Kevin Hogge said… - Charley I think you're right about 2010, it's the one thing that keeps me from being depressed. We needed Jimmy Carter to get Ronald Reagan. I don't know who's going to follow this fool but the American people are tired of this already. Problem is, Jimmy Carter is a fool, this one is a Communist. (I didn't want to post this on our discussion, it might not be appropriate.)
- At 6:37pm on October 7, 2009,
Will Killem said… - Whew Charley, you've writtin' some good books there. I look forward to goin' down to the Cactus Book Store to see if I can find one.
I was also a friend of Elmer Kelton. We've mourned his loss here.
- At 11:15pm on October 9, 2009,
Chuck Gould said… - Hello, Mr. Eckhardt
I read your article elsewhere on the web regarding the "disappearance" of the Booth mummy. I know exactly where it is.
It's displayed in a glass case in a tourist trap on the Seattle Waterfront, called Ye Olde Curiousity Shoppe. They call the mummy "Sylvester", but it was acquired with a lot of other carnival paraphenalia from Gould's Traveling Show, (once headquartered in Tacoma Washington). I don't believe I am closely related to the owners of the show.
Best regards,
Chuck Gould
Seattle
- At 12:20pm on October 19, 2009, Broose Dickinson said…
- I'm in the process of doing some research on the San Saba Mines, and am curious of the proper pronunciation of San Saba?
- At 12:33am on October 20, 2009, Broose Dickinson said…
- Cool, thank you Charley!
- At 3:22pm on January 28, 2010, Jane A. Boyd said…
- Thank you, Charley. I have some questions re: writing and historical stories. Can we chat not on an open website? Personally I don't have a website, just email address. I know Maryland Drive.
- At 3:09pm on May 28, 2012, john henry harper said…
Charley
Your coments on the 2nd adobe wells fight am i right in saying bill hickok and bat masterson were among the men fighting. As for billy dixon i read a while ago he climbed on to a roof rested his rifle,aimed fired it was the sharps big 50 the recoil knocked him off the roof the men laughed but noticed he had knocked/killed a warrior off his horse the us cavalry came just after they measured it it was just over 1300 yds
john harper
- At 1:32pm on July 29, 2012, Margaret-Anne Moore said…
You stated Jay Silverheels was perhaps the only true Indian who played Indians. What about Chief Dan George? I believe there were two Chief Thunderclouds and at least one, if not both, were at least partly Indian. I believe Yakima Canutt, who actually acted in films as well as directing Academy Award winng action scenes, was also part Indian. I understand Claude Akins was part Cherokee and I believe Val Kilmer is part Kiowa.
- At 2:04pm on July 29, 2012, Margaret-Anne Moore said…
Miller may have killed Garrett for free. Many people have surmissed that the young Man who was killed at Fort Sumter was a relative of the notorious Clements Family of Texas. John Wesley Hardin was a cousin of the Clements and Deacon Jim was married to the daughter of Mannen Clements, Jr. The Clements were classic Texas feudists and Deacon Jim may have been one also!
- At 5:11pm on September 30, 2012, Margaret-Anne Moore said…
Check a piece I did today for The Bucket on the Santa Fe Trail, I think you may like it. Also, check my Renegade Roads
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