Kyla Cathey
Joined: Aug 19, 2015
Kyla Cathey is a freelance journalist and enormous history nerd from Galt, California. When she's not reading or writing about dead people with far more interesting lives than her own, she's generally being bossed around by her cats.
"Go For Broke": The Story Behind the Most Decorated Military Unit in U.S. History
9 Women Who Helped Win the American Revolution
10 Trailblazing U.S. Law Women
The Mystery Behind the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic
Some families were so desperate to save their loved ones from a mysterious illness, they were willing to try anything, even exhuming them.
Larry Itliong, Leader of One of the Nation’s Most Successful Strikes
He led farm workers to victory in California’s landmark Delano grape strike.
Big Nose Kate, Independent Woman of the Wild West
She’s usually a footnote in stories about Doc Holliday and his friend Wyatt Earp, but the duo might never have even met if it weren’t for this woman.
7 Strange Tales From the Wild West
Every time period has its strange stories, and the Wild West is no different—whether it's outlaw corpses or feral camel ghosts.
10 Cats Who Were Famous Before the Internet
These felines—explorers, war heroes, psychics, and political figures—were celebrated long before the internet.
Remembering Laura Bullion: The Thorny Rose of the Old West
The last surviving member of the Wild Bunch, she died in 1961.