History

Will Rogers: A Hero For All Times

As Will Rogers’ The Illiterate Digest turns 100, the crucial quest goes on to enrich the legacy of “America’s...

Riding For The Brand: The Ballad Of Bob Fudge

This cowboy saga, immortalized in song, comes from the true-life adventures of a Texas trail driver and Montana-Wyoming cowboy...

The Strange Saga Of Buffalo Bill And The Indian Wars

In 1913, the U.S. government helped facilitate Buffalo Bill Cody’s epic film about the final battles between Native Americans...

The Real Mary Fields

Come to 1880s Montana and meet the first African American woman Star Route mail carrier in the United States....

Native Astronaut Nicole Mann Named USA Today’s Woman Of The Year

Nicole Mann (Wailacki), the first Indigenous woman in space, splashes down from her first space mission to a spot...

The Country And Cowboy Legacy Of Dean Martin

One of music's coolest, classiest crooners isn't famous for country songs or cowboy movies — but he should be....

River Of A Mother’s Love: Travel Through History With The Nez Perce

A poignant boat trip with the Nez Perce in Idaho elicits memories of mothers and makes unexpected and profound...

Hail and Farewell to Harry Belafonte

Singer, activist, actor, and friend Harry Belafonte has died at age 96 on April 25, 2023. C&I would like...