Texas Jack Jr. in Australia
When Texas Jack Junior arrived in Australia in 1890, the sight of an American cowboy in Sydney amused the Australian public to no end. ...
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Matthew Kerns
- Sep 18
- 7 min
No Show in Nashville
150 years ago, on September 19th and 20th, 1873, The Scouts of the Plains were scheduled to play Nashville's Grand Opera House. They...
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Matthew Kerns
- Sep 16
- 4 min
Irish Miners' Memorial in Leadville
The granite stone that marks the grave of Texas Jack Omohundro in Leadville, Colorado's Evergreen Cemetery isn't the one that was placed...
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Matthew Kerns
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Pitchfork Versus Pitchfork
A New Lawsuit with ties to one of Texas Jack's hunting companions, Otto Franc, and his Wyoming Ranching empire. In the summer of 1878,...
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Matthew Kerns
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Bob Barker
Bob Barker, who died today at the age of 99, was a legendary broadcaster, beloved by millions as the hose of gameshows The Price is Right...
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Matthew Kerns
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Red Sapphire Arrives September 5th
Hollywood's Unsung Heroine: “Red Sapphire: The Woman Who Beat the Blacklist” Set to Release! In three weeks this Tuesday, a book is...
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Matthew Kerns
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Editorial Gossip
Even three years after his death in 1880, the name "Texas Jack" remained a stand-in for a certain kind of reckless courage. From the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Book Trailer
Here's a video trailer I made for Texas Jack: America's First Cowboy Star. The images were created with MidJourney and are shared below....
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Matthew Kerns
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Odd Jobs
Before he was a showman, Texas Jack was a scout. Before he was a scout, Texas Jack was a cowboy. But in between the professions that...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jul 29
- 2 min
Texas Jack Jr & The Crown Prince of Denmark
A true story of an encounter between Texas Jack Junior, an American cowboy performer in several Wild West shows, and Frederick VIII of...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jul 26
- 1 min
Postcards
This French postcard depicts the European dime-novel version of Texas Jack. The caption says: [French] Texas Jack, the famous Scout of...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jul 25
- 9 min
Ballerinas & Cowboys
Did you know that without one Italian prima ballerina, there might never have been Wild West shows like Buffalo Bill's? Without this one...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jul 21
- 3 min
National Day of the Cowboy
On July 22, 2023, the United States marks the National Day of the Cowboy, a day dedicated to honoring the iconic figures who shaped the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Chattanooga Author Matthew Kerns Honored With Spur Award From Western Writers Of America
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/6/29/471235/Chattanooga-Author-Matthew-Kerns.aspx Chattanooga author Matthew Kerns has been awarded the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jun 29
- 5 min
Texas Jack at Fort McPherson
This photograph, taken sometime in November of 1872, is the only known image of Texas Jack with his friends the Earl of Dunraven and...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jun 12
- 2 min
From Wild West to NFL
On June 12, 1873, Buffalo Bill Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, and Ned Buntline stopped in Buffalo, New York, with their Scouts of the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jun 2
- 3 min
The Burial of Buffalo Bill
"Pahaska Ishtemi Washta," "May the long-haired man rest well." -Sioux prayer for Buffalo Bill Cody On June 3, 1917, Buffalo Bill Cody was...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Book Review: The Summer of 1876
"The Summer of 1876" by Chris Wimmer is a captivating exploration of a crucial period in American history that shaped the mythology of...
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Matthew Kerns
- Jun 1
- 1 min
A Letter From Buffalo Bill to Ned Buntline
Reprinted in Street & Smith's New York Weekly, July 22, 1872: Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack. Letters from these real heroes of the present...
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Matthew Kerns
- May 30
- 2 min
Dangerous Dance
From the Troy (New York) Times, July 23, 1868. It is a question of whether audiences or performers most desire compassion in the heat. ...
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