Nothing pairs better with the morning coffee than a little medieval mayhem, right? I mean, among the increasingly lunatic news of the day — which mostly falls into the category of tales told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing — a tale of an ax to the face is downright refreshing. From The Daily Mail: A medieval warrior … [Read more...] about An Ax To The Face
Working The Trapline — Deathwind & A Sea Dog
Lewis Wetzel flits through the forests of Frontier Partisans history like a dark shadow. ONe of the most capable frontier warriors on the Ohio Valley frontier in the late 18th Century, he was also a straight-up killer, whose consuming passion in life was the hunting of Indians. He was an avatar of the famous Ernest Hemingway quote: Certainly … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — Deathwind & A Sea Dog
Samhain
’Tis Samhain, when chaos rules. A day to feast and drink and mark the passing of the Old Year. Spirits prowl the earth and Winter is coming. “Now there was nothing out there but the black of a moonless Highland night. The sort of night when Christians stayed indoors and put holy water on the doorposts, because the things that walked the moors … [Read more...] about Samhain
Working The Trapline — Highlanders, A Boer Western, 17th Century Musket
A few items for you to enjoy during this fine fall weekend. Tom Langhorne has built a way of life around exploring the lifeways of the Scottish Highlanders of the 17th/18th Centuries. His YouTube Channel is full of Frontier Partisan goodness. I have spent a large part of my life exploring the wild landscapes of the Highlands and I have … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — Highlanders, A Boer Western, 17th Century Musket
‘Shadow on the Sun’
By Matthew Ilseman It is my habit to read horror fiction around Halloween. I would not be surprised if a lot of people did this. It tends to get one in the mood for the holiday. I don’t inundate myself with it because I can burn out reading too much of one thing, but I definitely make a point of it around time this year. I chose two of the … [Read more...] about ‘Shadow on the Sun’
Don Edwards Has Gone Up The Trail
Western music legend Don Edwards has gone up the trail. Edwards was one of the major figures in the great cowboy music revival of the 1980s and ’90s. My band, The Anvil Blasters, had the privilege of opening for him at an equestrian fundraiser in Bend many years ago, and Lady Marilyn and I got to see him perform many times — always solo, picking … [Read more...] about Don Edwards Has Gone Up The Trail
Blackfoot Zombies, Wendigo & A Clan Carving
In my youth, I saw the Blackfoot people only through the eyes of the American Mountain Men — and a demonic vision they were. Inveterate enemies of the American fur trappers in the northern Rocky Mountains in the early 19th Century, they were portrayed as a sworn enemy is always portrayed — as an “other” with savage characteristics, and no redeeming … [Read more...] about Blackfoot Zombies, Wendigo & A Clan Carving
The Killing Of Sheriff James Barton — New Podcast Episode
Los Angeles Sheriff James M. Barton died game. Ambushed by one of the most dangerous gangs of bandits in California history, he “fought like a lion” when the chips were down. That’s on the credit side of the ledger. It certainly mitigates any accusations of cowardice or dereliction of duty stemming from giving up David Brown to a lynch … [Read more...] about The Killing Of Sheriff James Barton — New Podcast Episode
Working The Trapline — Ol’ Ephraim & African Bushcraft
A pair of young outdoorsmen — both college wrestlers — have joined a fraternity that includes Mountain Men Hugh Glass and Jedediah Smith: They survived a mauling from a grizzly bear. The incident occurred outside Cody, Wyoming. From Cowboy State Daily: Kendall Cummings could feel the grizzly bear’s jaws tearing through flesh down to his skull, … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — Ol’ Ephraim & African Bushcraft
Anarchy On The Oregon Frontier
Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter has the green light for a tale of frontier justice in my home territory. From Cowboys & Indians Magazine: Nearly a year after the series was first reported to be in development, The Abandons — a new Western drama from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter — has been officially given the go-ahead for a … [Read more...] about Anarchy On The Oregon Frontier
