INDEX OF ARTICLES 2009

BOOK REVIEWS

Blacksmithing Basics for the Homestead —Bill Scurlock, Jan/Feb, pg. 80.

Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit

Carson and the Conquest of the American West — T. C. Albert, Mar/Apr, pg. 80.

Boone: A Biography — Dick Weaver, Jan/Feb, pg. 80.

Captain of the Revolution: Colonel J.F. Hamtramck, His Life and Times, Vol. One (1756-1783) — Bill Scurlock, May/June, pg. 80.

Drawings of Rifle Gun Triggers, Locks, Fittings & Etc. Observations and Notes — Bill Scurlock, Mar/Apr, pg. 76.

Farmers and Honest Men — Tim J. Todish, Sep/Oct, pg. 80.

Frontier Major: Colonel J.F. Hamtramck, His Life and Times, Vol. Two (1783-1791) — Bill Scurlock, May/June, pg. 80.

The Great Adventure — T. C. Albert, Nov/Dec, pg. 74.

Great Gunmakers for the Early West — Mike Nesbitt, Nov/Dec, pg. 74.

The Great Northwest Fur Trade: A Material Culture, 1763-1850 — T. C. Albert, Jul/Aug, pg. 80.

Simon Girty, Turncoat Hero: The Most Hated Man on the Early Frontier — Bill Scurlock, May/June, pg. 80.

Supply & Demand: The Ledgers & Gear of the Western Fur Trade — Bill Scurlock, Jul/Aug, pg. 80.

FICTION

At the Pawnees': Part One — Alex Miller, Mar/Apr, pg. 55; "Part Two," May/June, pg. 52.

The Silver Tomahawk — Alex Miller, Sep/Oct, pg. 73.

Soft Gold Spheres — Leon Buckwalter, Jan/Feb, pg. 64.

GUNS & GUNSMITHING

Gunsmith of Grenville County —Peter A. Alexander, "Hunting, Horns and Tips," May/June, pg. 15.

Hershel House and His Woodbury School — Mel Hankla, Jul/Aug, pg. 39.

Machine-Inletting the Swamped Barrel — Fred Stutzenberger, Jan/Feb, pg. 46.

Meet Dave Rase — Dick Weaver, Jan/Feb, pg. 67.

Preserving American Tradition — Mel Hankla, Jan/Feb, pg. 37.

Push Rod Drill Guide — Fred Stutzenberger, Nov/Dec, pg. 74.

Reflections on Carving the American Longrifle — Robert Crowley, Mar/Apr, pg. 46.

Round Groove vs. Square Groove — Fred Stutzenberger and Brian Turpin, Sep/Oct, pg. 53.

HISTORICAL

The Buffalo Knife of the Hudson's Bay Company — Dan Shectman, Sep/Oct, pg. 62.

Cache of the Hollow Tree — Tony Hunter, “The Merging of Man & Horse," Jan/Feb, pg. 19; "Capt. John Smith, the First English Frontiersman: Part One," Mar/Apr, pg. 17; "Part Two," May/June, pg. 23; "Part Three," Jul/Aug, pg. 17; "Part Four," Sep/Oct, pg. 15; "Compass in the Wilderness," Nov/Dec, pg. 19.

Eyewitness to History — Jim Crutchfield, “Cumberland Gap and the Wilderness Road," Jan/Feb, pg. 44; "Corps of Topographical Engineers," Mar/Apr, pg. 43; "Fort Osage," May/June, pg. 46; "Hudson's Bay Company," Jul/Aug, pg. 46; "The Watauga Settlements," Sep/Oct, pg. 51; "The Rocky Mountain Fur Company," Nov/Dec, pg. 45.

For the Success and Honour of His Majesty's Arms — Tim J. Todish, Sep/Oct, pg. 40.

Fort Willow and the Nine-Mile Portage — Andrew Hind, Sep/Oct, pg. 56.

The History and Use of the Long S — DeLea Sayers, Nov/Dec, pg. 69.

The Massacre and Burning of Fort Seybert — Roy Kain, Jul/Aug, pg. 64.

The Saga of the HMS Nancy — Andrew Hind, May/June, pg. 57.

HOW-TO

Doin’ It Yourself—T. C. Albert, “Market Hunters' Canvas Double Pouch” Jan/Feb, pg. 27; "A Coffin-Handle Bowie from a Corn Knife," Mar/Apr, pg. 25; "A Horn Tinderbox," May/June, pg. 31; "Tin Cones, Glass Beads & Scrap Leather," Jul/Aug, pg. 25; "Awl's Well That Ends Well," Sep/Oct, pg. 25; "A Classic Buffalo Hunter's Rig," Nov/Dec, pg. 27.

HUNTING & SHOOTING

A Deer Hunter's Tale — Bill Kroll, Jan/Feb, pg. 73.

On the Game Trail—Terry Eddings, “Ol' She Dog,” Jan/Feb, pg. 33; Lowell Haarer, "An Awesome Journey," Mar/Apr, pg. 39; "My First Muzzleloading Deer Hunt," Jerry Tubbs, May/June, pg. 42; "The Swamp Rabbit Gun," Terry Eddings, Jul/Aug, pg. 31; "A Life of Hunting," Rexford V. N. Baker, Sep/Oct, pg. 31; Christopher Haas, "The Secret of a Successful Hunter," Nov/Dec, pg. 35.

Shooting the Bull — Mike Nesbitt, “Primitive Archery,” Jan/Feb, pg. 11; "Ol' Tacky," Mar/Apr, pg. 9; "Scouting for New Shooters," May/June, pg. 9; "A More Complete Look at Casting," Jul/Aug, pg. 9; "Small Shoots & Matches," Sep/Oct, pg. 9; "Breaking-In a New Barrel," Nov/Dec, pg. 13.

Susquehanna Trapline — Mike Blumenstein, Jul/Aug, pg. 55.

LIVING HISTORY

The Big Squirrel Hunt — Teddy Johnson, Mar/Apr, pg. 69.

The Far West — Rex Allen Norman, “Fort Laramie: The Crossroads of the West,” Mar/Apr, pg. 33; "Telling the Story: Teaching & Interpreting the Fur Trade West," May/June, pg. 37; "'A Great Dainty,'" Sep/Oct, pg. 35.

Graybeards and Gray Hairs: An Adventure in the Rockies — Jim Hannon, Jul/Aug, pg. 69.

The Great Unwashed: Developing a Lower-Class Persona — Gerry Barker, Jul/Aug, pg. 48.

Indentured Servitude— Gerry Barker, Mar/Apr, pg. 63.

Reenactment Cooking — Ed Kennedy, Jan/Feb, pg. 52.

Rushlights: Details from a Primary Source — Jody Fraser, Mar/Apr, pg. 50.

The Taking of the Presidio — Jerry Tubbs, Jan/Feb, pg. 60.

We Hid Our Sleys and Packs — Matt Wulff, May/June, pg. 68.

MISCELLANEOUS

Artisan Show Opens Up the Past — Craig Bingman, Nov/Dec, pg. 40.

Harold Moore, Horn Maker — Dick Weaver, May/June, pg. 48.

A Pennsylvania Treasure Lost — Thomas Romanchock, Mar/Apr, pg. 59.

Young Men and Old Times — Mike Blumenstein, Sep/Oct, pg. 65.