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The wrong towns for outlaws: as the Dalton brothers discovered in Coffeyville and the James-Younger Gang did in Northfield, crime didn't pay when the citizens of a targeted community took a stand

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: Outlaws -- Humor and anecdotes; Crime prevention -- Public participation; American West (Historical region) -- HistoryUnited States

• Source: Wild West. Oct, 2010, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p50, 8 p.

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Benteen: between a rock and a hard place: in the endless assessments of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Captain Frederick Benteen has often been portrayed as a villain. Might he be viewed as a hero instead?

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: Military leaders -- Evaluation; Maneuver warfare -- Analysis; Battlefields -- AnalysisCuster, George Armstrong -- Evaluation; Benteen, Frederick -- EvaluationUnited States

• Source: Wild West. June, 2010, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p28, 10 p.

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The long arms of the law: the West was wild, but plenty of public and private law agencies tried to tame it

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: History

• Source: Wild West. August, 2008, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p34, 4 p.

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Law and disorder: settlers in places where lawmen were few and far between often enforced their own rules of justice

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: History

• Source: Wild West. August, 2008, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p28, 6 p.

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Oklahoma: the sooner the better: it used to be called Indian Territory, and then with the rush of white settlers--including the 'Sooners,' who illegally staked their claims early--it was divided into two territories. Finally, in November 1907, it became the 46th state in the Union ... one unlike any other

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: History

• Source: Wild West. Oct, 2007, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p28, 10 p.

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When Bob Dalton stood on the right side of the law: although Bob, like several of his brothers, is known as an outlaw, he was a lawman in 1888 when he shot bothersome Charlie Montgomery in the line of duty

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: History

• Source: Wild West. April, 2007, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p52, 6 p.

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Cook gang: Indian Territory

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: Peace officers -- Management; Hoodlums -- History; Hoodlums -- Laws, regulations and rulesCook, William Tuttle -- HistoryOklahoma

• Source: Wild West. August, 2006, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p31, 6 p.

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Old Tom Starr: The king of Younger's Bend

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

Subjects: Starr, Tom; United States history -- Evaluation; Cherokees -- BiographyUnited States

• Source: Wild West. June, 2005, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p46, 6 p.

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The sword of Gideon

• Authors : Smith, Robert Barr

• Source: Military History. Feb, 2005, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p50, 7 p.

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Killing zone at Burnside Bridge

• Authors : Smith, Robert, Barr

• Source: Military History. June, 2004, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p34, 7 p.

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