By Alexander Hawksville Deadwood, aka Deadeye, Dick was a black cowboy hero. Why this should seem such a bold statement is beyond me. Most cowboy stories are set after the American Civil War (1859–1865) at the end of which the slaves were f …
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By Alexander Hawksville Large areas of the United States have semi-arid desert conditions. The Mojave Desert, also known as ‘Death Valley’, is the hottest and most arid region on earth, and rumours have it that frontiersman Kit Carson was h …
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A Brief History of The American West By Philip McCormack Once America was discovered by the Europeans, it was host to violent activity. The colonists fought the Indians, and also fought amongst themselves. Then, as other nations laid claim …
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WHAT THE BALLAD DOESN’T SAY By Alexander Hawksville ‘John Wesley Harding’ was a ballad conceived, written and executed by Bob Dylan in the latter half of the twentieth century. As a song, it is a ballad extolling a shadowy, mythic half-hero …
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