On July 14, 1882, the notorious Texas gunman, John Peters Ringo, was found beneath a blackjack oak tree some distance from Tombstone, Arizona, with a bullet in his head. Colonel Henry Hooker, Billy Breakenridge, Wyatt Earp, and Doc Holliday were all suspected of doing him in, but charges were never brought against anyone. Was this going to be an unsolved mystery? The answer could lie in this blending of fact with fiction woven into the lives of these famous characters of the Old West, and those of the less-well-known Frank Buckskin Leslie, bartender, part-time army scout, and awesome...

George Armstrong Custer, strong-willed and strong of body, lived a life of defiance and brilliance until he met his fate at the battle of the Little Big Horn. How could this colorful historical figure have allowed the events that brought his untimely end? Was it only political intrigue? We know President Grant had an unbridled animosity toward Custer because he helped expose the Grant administrations callous indifference to the plight of the Plains Indians. Was Custer himself to blame? Or was it just the unpredictable hand of destiny?This gripping blend of fact and fiction from best-selling...

In 1533, Francisco Pizarro made his epic march through the deserts and mountains of Peru. Wilhelmsen, against the advice of the National Geographical Society, set out to track down those legends and riches that the Conquistadors missed.

In 1519, when Herman Cortes marched into the Valley of Mexico, he faced not only 200,000 Aztecs, but he also confronted a demon that only the lady could subdue.

After the Jesuit Order of Missionaries were expelled from Mexico in 1767 a rumor persisted that a substantial treasure of gold, silver and gems was concealed in an obscure mission in the Sierra Madre mountains.