Once upon a time, he shot at surfacing German subs in the North Atlantic, tried to pick off the crews…
James C. SchaapJune 4, 2021
The whole thing’s a stretch, but what the heck--I'm lovin' it. Sheriff Pat Garrett plugged Billy the Kid, a notorious gunslinger,…
James C. SchaapMay 7, 2021
Perhaps it was more typical than not--that night, I mean. The guy worked a high-crime district, West Palm Beach, where…
James C. SchaapApril 23, 2021
If you look closely, you can tell it's not the Great Plains. That big tree is too perfect; prairie trees…
James C. SchaapMarch 26, 2021
There isn't much we know about Aunt Gertie's death. It happened on a foggy night in November, 1949, along a…
James C. SchaapMarch 12, 2021
"What places do I really have to see when I'm here?" I asked the woman behind the desk at the Osage…
James C. SchaapFebruary 26, 2021
If the place sounds cliche-ish, you can't blame Garretson, SD, because doggone it, not every Siouxland burg has a tourist…
James C. SchaapFebruary 12, 2021
On my mother's side, my Dutch-American ancestry has been here since before the American Civil War. My people were among…
James C. SchaapJanuary 29, 2021
The hill where Custer died "When you get to the Visitor's Center, look for the blue dress--it belonged to Judy's…
James C. SchaapJanuary 15, 2021
