tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post7169318398616762651..comments2024-03-28T15:10:11.645-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: TRAILBLAZER by Tom RizzoWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-10757434052323854992015-12-17T18:05:12.270-06:002015-12-17T18:05:12.270-06:00Did a chuck wagon's equipment include a firele...Did a chuck wagon's equipment include a fireless cooker, aka a haybox? A roast or a pot roast of any size takes several hours and wouldn't be something cookie could have ready on short notice, unlike, say, a fried steak.<br /><br />https://archive.org/details/firelesscookbook00mitcrich Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-81366704821030999752015-12-16T05:52:17.867-06:002015-12-16T05:52:17.867-06:00Thanks, Charlie. Goodnight was quite an accomplish...Thanks, Charlie. Goodnight was quite an accomplished character.<br />thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-56078720366648609702015-12-16T03:05:22.396-06:002015-12-16T03:05:22.396-06:00Tom,
As always, a great article!Tom,<br /><br />As always, a great article!Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-46645036394553624932015-12-15T17:04:44.761-06:002015-12-15T17:04:44.761-06:00Thanks, Doris, for tuning in. I did not know the 1...Thanks, Doris, for tuning in. I did not know the 1870 barn is still standing. Amazing. Hope the effort to save it succeed. Quite a guy. thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-30889859545855458672015-12-15T16:14:02.028-06:002015-12-15T16:14:02.028-06:00Tom, an amazing man. Did you know the barn that he...Tom, an amazing man. Did you know the barn that he had built in Pueblo, Colorado in the 1870's is still standing. There is an organization that is working to save this marvelous piece of history. <br /><br />Thank for sharing Charles' story. It is a pretty amazing one. Doris McCraw/Angela Raines-authorRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-81475922003629206502015-12-15T09:26:46.026-06:002015-12-15T09:26:46.026-06:00Thanks for the kind words, Jerry. I agree--can'...Thanks for the kind words, Jerry. I agree--can't imagine a trail drive without the chuck wagon. I didn't realize how many actually uses it had. <br />thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64733793136223920822015-12-15T09:25:18.548-06:002015-12-15T09:25:18.548-06:00Thanks, Celia. Men of accomplishment for sure. And...Thanks, Celia. Men of accomplishment for sure. And, yes, the chuck wagon has endured.<br />thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-81012957208180778902015-12-15T08:39:11.726-06:002015-12-15T08:39:11.726-06:00It would be tough to imagine drovers spending a le...It would be tough to imagine drovers spending a length of time on a drive without a chuck wagon to home in on. Goodnight saw (felt) a need and filled it.<br />Tom, you always come up with an informative and interesting post. I'm glad you did.<br />Your three-volume collection of Tall Tales From The High Plains & Beyond is on my TBR list. <br /> Jerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-65971947277479126812015-12-15T07:49:00.642-06:002015-12-15T07:49:00.642-06:00I do enjoy reading...and re-reading about these tw...I do enjoy reading...and re-reading about these two men. The chuck wagon idea is still used today, as I'm sure you know. The photos are wonderful.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com