Mark E. Miller
Mark E. Miller is author of three books of historical nonfiction relating to Carbon County, Wyoming, and the American West. He received a bachelor's and master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and a PhD in Anthropology in 1979 from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He grew up on his family's legacy ranch in Carbon County then served thirty years as Wyoming State Archaeologist. He currently lives along the meandering banks of the Big Laramie River in Albany County.
Latest from Mark E. Miller
The American West: Seminoe Dune Murder - An Early Cold Case in Wyoming
Mysteries linger in the wide-open landscapes of Wyoming — cases of missing persons that have remained unsolved for decades. Evidence suggests the body found in the Seminoe dune field in 1996 is that of the only witness who saw the lynching of James Averell and Cattle Kate more than 100 years earlier.
Mark E. MillerMarch 17, 2025
The American West: Was Frank James in Wyoming?
One puzzling historical question remains unanswered: Was Frank James (Jesse James' brother) part of the Big Nose George Parott gang that killed two law enforcement officers near Elk Mountain in Wyoming on August 19, 1878?
Mark E. MillerFebruary 26, 2025
The American West: Tip Vincent And The 1878 Elk Mountain Murders
Henry H. “Tip” Vincent, a detective and tracker for the Union Pacific Railroad, carried a Sharps rifle loaned to him by Otto Franc as he pursued George Parott and a group of train robbers to the west side of Elk Mountain, where he was gunned down and the Sharps was stolen.
Mark E. MillerFebruary 07, 2025