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Buffalo Bill Cody Articles:
“Buffalo Bill Builds a Town,” Points West, (Two-Part Article) Fall/Winter 2013, Part I. This article examines Buffalo Bill’s role as a promoter in establishing the town of Cody, Wyoming, as well as the efforts of others, especially George W. T. Beck. Download
“Buffalo Bill Builds a Town,” Points West, (Two-Part Article) Summer 2014, Part II.Download
“Buffalo Bill and the Fight to Save Yellowstone’s Wildlife,” Points West, Fall 2002. This article details Buffalo Bill’s call for actions in the 1880s to protect Yellowstone’s wildlife. Download
“We Want them Dead Rather Than Alive: Buffalo Bill the Lawman,” Wild West History Association Journal, Volume-IV, number-6, December-2011. A detailed account of Buffalo Bill’s service as an unofficial lawman. Download
“From Buffalo New York, to Cody, Wyoming,” Points West, Fall 2011. This article details how the Center acquired Bronson Rumsey’s business records pertaining to the construction of the Cody Canal and the town of Cody, Wyoming. Download
“We Want them Dead Rather Than Alive: Buffalo Bill’s Fight against Wyoming’s Outlaws,” Points West, Summer 2008, Part I. This article details Buffalo Bill’s campaign against various Wyoming outlaws and his failed attempt to chase down the men who attempted to rob the Cody bank in 1904. Download
“We Want them Dead Rather Than Alive: Buffalo Bill’s Fight Against Wyoming’s Outlaws,” Points West, Fall 2008, Part II.Download
“The Great Equestrian Statue Race: Theodore Roosevelt and the Efforts to Memorialize Buffalo Bill, Points-West, Spring 2007. This article examines how Theodore Roosevelt sought to memorialize the legacy of Buffalo Bill Cody, although the two men were not close associates. Download


Articles about Theodore Roosevelt
“Theodore Roosevelt, the Unscrupulous Concessioner, and the Insane Adversary: President Roosevelt Regulates Monopolies in Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone History Journal, 2019. This article details various conflicts between President Roosevelt, Yellowstone concessioner E. C. Waters, and James Fullerton. Fullerton publicly identified himself as “Roosevelt’s Adversary” and claimed Roosevelt’s men falsely imprisoned him in the Montana State Mental Asylum. Download
“Progressivism Comes to Yellowstone: Theodore Roosevelt and Professional Land Management Agencies in the Yellowstone Ecosystem,” Proceedings: Greater Yellowstone Public Lands: A Century of Discovery, Hard Lessons, and Bright Prospects, 8th Bienniel Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecoystem, 2006. This papers considers Roosevelt’s role in shaping both the National Forest Service and the National Park Service, blurring his role as a conservationist and a preservationist regarding the management of public lands.
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“Yellowstone Corner: Roosevelt’s Presidential Tour of Yellowstone National Park,” Points West, Fall 2006. This article details Roosevelt’s 1903 visit to Yellowstone with John Burroughs, illustrated by John Pitcher’s photographs.Download
“A Wilderness Hunter in the White House: Theodore Roosevelt the Western Sportsman,” Colorado Heritage, Autumn 2005. This article considers how Roosevelt’s increased political fame influenced his hunting trips to Colorado, comparing his trips in 1901 and 1905. Download
“Preserving the Beasts of Waste and Desolation: Theodore Roosevelt and Predator Control in Yellowstone National Park,” Yellowstone Science, volume-10, number-2, 2002. This article considers Roosevelt’s nuanced approach to predator control in Yellowstone National Park. Download

Miscellaneous Articles
“Scots in Wyoming,” Points West, Fall 2010, Co-Authored with Chris Dixon. A sample of Scottish immigrants who influenced Wyoming’s past.
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“On the Trail of a Bear Named Wahb: Two Professors on a Bear Hunt,” Points West, Spring 2009. An account of my travels with Burt Bradley of Northwest College to investigate historical sites related to Ernest Thompson-Seton’s The Biography of a Grizzly. Download
“Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Guide: John B. Goff,” Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal, volume-79, number-2, Spring 2007. This is a biography of my Great-Great Grandfather who worked for both Theodore Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill Cody.. Download

The following links take you to my three-part article “From ‘Thorofare’ to Destination: the South Fork of the Shoshone River, Points West, Summer 2017, Fall/Winter 2017/2018, and Spring 2018. This series examines the early history of the South Fork region, from the indigenous residents to Buffalo Bill’s arrival in the mid-1890s. I thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing about this region where my ancestors settled in the late 1890s.

Points West Online: From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 1
Points West Online: From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 2
Points West Online: From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 3
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