Mike Bell has traveled thousands of miles from his home in England to stare at Wyoming’s empty fields and trudge down county lanes.

While others may just see sunflowers, bull snakes and sagebrush, Bell sees historic gunfights and can almost hear the crack of a whip as an outlaw chases down his victim.

The author of “Incidents on Owl Creek," published in February, 2020, has uncovered the story of the Horse Thief Wars in Wyoming by literally walking the paths of the outlaws and lawmen.

“Sometimes you can really only get a grasp of an event when you see the terrain,” Bell told Cowboy State Daily. “I went out to find where Slick Nard ambushed William Ewing and I found the place where this event took place. All of a sudden, it goes from being a monochrome event to a 3D color event because yo

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