Author Archives: Jack

After my wife died of cancer, I drowned myself in alcohol. I drank like crazy, trying to numb the pain, not realizing I was slowly destroying myself. I lost my job, my sense of life, and most of all—I was losing my daughter. She was only 12, but she saw me sinking deeper each day. […]

At just 16, Louis Lindley Jr. left high school behind and plunged into the harsh, tough world of rodeo. To keep it secret from his strict father, he invented a name: Slim Pickens. What began as a cover story grew into a legend. For nearly 20 years, Slim was thrown by bulls, slammed by broncs, […]

John Henry “Doc” Holliday wasn’t meant to be a gunslinger. Born in Georgia in 1851 and trained as a dentist, he had a promising future ahead. But when tuberculosis attacked his lungs in his twenties, he moved west, swapping drills for pistols and cards. The dry air didn’t cure him—but it gave him something else: […]