Come all you brave Boys, whose Courage is bold, Will you venture with me, I’ll glut you with Gold? Make haste unto Corona, a Ship you will find, That’s called the Fancy, will pleasure your mind. Captain Every is in her, and calls her his own; He will box her about, Boys, before he has done: French, Spaniard and Portuguese, the Heathen … [Read more...] about Enemy Of All Mankind
Lightning In The Hand — The Guns Of The War Chief
By Chris L. Adams (Editor’s note: To mark the birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Deuce Richardson provided this examination of weaponry used in Burroughs’ Apache novels, written by pulp aficionado Chris L. Adams. For more on his work visit https://www.chrisladamsbizarretales.com/about). As will most when forced to fight for their way of … [Read more...] about Lightning In The Hand — The Guns Of The War Chief
Working The Trapline — September 2020
Hard to believe that the fall season is nearly upon us. Summer has been... odd. Rendezvous was cancelled. Bugs Boys seem to be everywhere, and nobody’s topknot is safe. Still... beaver’s bound to rise. I have a couple of really good guest posts to share with you, starting with one in honor of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s birthday on September 1. Then … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — September 2020
The Long Shadow Of Ewing Young — Part II — Oregon Pioneer
In 1834, Ewing Young led a party of 16 men from California into the Willamette Valley of Oregon. They would be the first Mountain Men to permanently settle in that rich and verdant country. Young was initially urged to push north from California into Oregon by a promoter named Hall Jackson Kelley, who was an agitator pushing for American … [Read more...] about The Long Shadow Of Ewing Young — Part II — Oregon Pioneer
Frontier Partisans Plunder!
The Trading Post is operational at Frontier Partisans. Look to your right. There it is. A (VERY) limited number of Warriors of the Wildlands; a rogues gallery poster; morale patches; three of Jim's songs recorded by the Anvil Blasters — and the first-ever, limited edition Frontier Partisanship t-shirt. My guitar-slingin’ buddy Mike Biggers … [Read more...] about Frontier Partisans Plunder!
The Long Shadow Of Ewing Young — Part I — Mountain Man
Ewing Young cast a long shadow, though nowadays only Oregon historians and fur trade aficionados know his name. Young was one of the hard-driving entrepreneurs who built the 19th American fur trade in the Far West. His theater of operations was in the Southwest out of Taos and west to California. When he tired of trying to “ketch beaver” he … [Read more...] about The Long Shadow Of Ewing Young — Part I — Mountain Man
Feeding Dex
One of the delights of living in this territory is the connections we have formed with interesting people who do interesting and compelling things with their lives. Hank and Laura Minor have returned to Sisters after a sojourn in the Seneca country of New York, and on Tuesday they invited Ceili and I to join them in a training session with their … [Read more...] about Feeding Dex
‘Boone: An Unfinished Portrait’
It seems that every generation must have its own take on Daniel Boone, both as a man and and as a symbol of the American thrust into the trans-Appalachian wilderness. We’re about to get another one... Boone: An Unfinished Portrait by Daniel Firth Griffith. Who was Daniel Boone? Was he a woodsman-philosopher or American Patriot? In this … [Read more...] about ‘Boone: An Unfinished Portrait’
‘Valley Of The Gods’
Some strange doin’s. I have no idea what to make of this film that I stumbled across. The trailer is ... weird... and intriguing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D3b94aooE4 Valley of the Gods contrasts abundance and poverty through three separate storylines, featuring a middle-class writer, an eccentric trillionaire, and a struggling Navajo … [Read more...] about ‘Valley Of The Gods’
‘Don’t Start What You Can’t Finish’
The forthcoming Let Him Go is a modern Western, a country noir. The vibe from the trailer is damned close to horror. Looks intense. “Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living … [Read more...] about ‘Don’t Start What You Can’t Finish’
