Wranglers are seldom shown or mentioned in Westerns. Did the cowboys take turns at that or was it a full-time job during a cattle drive? Bill...
Indian removal doesn’t get the coverage of Indian conflict. To wit, Google searches on “Ponca” netted 5.2 million hits, compared with 239 million...
Why Louisiana Sheriff Henderson Jordan should be remembered as a key member of the hunt and ambush of Bonnie and Clyde.
The Battle of Little Bighorn is likely the most renowned battle in Western history. And, for many history aficionados, walking the hills and coulees...
A visit to this remarkable place is more than just a trip—it’s a chance to “dig deeper” into the state’s robust history and vibrant landscape. Our...
Montana’s Missouri River Country is overflowing with pioneer and cultural history. Lewis and Clark explored this vast landscape, covering nearly 330...
Next to fluctuating markets and drought the biggest concern facing cattlemen then and now was rustling. It was tough to get a conviction, you...
Rex Allen said his heart would always belong to his hometown of Willcox, Arizona, and he wasn’t kidding. A replica of a human heart was included in...
Frank Hamer’s career began during the closing years of the Texas frontier, and saw him transition from a horseback Ranger into a motorized...
In the pantheon of Old West publishing history, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok is a biographical anomaly. Compared to his peers, William F....
I found a portrait of my great-great grandfather holding a cocked revolver, circa 1870s. Was that common? Renae Sexton Apache, Oklahoma Your...
The heyday of Cripple Creek began around 1890 when a cowboy named Bob Womack found gold. For years he’d been telling anybody who’d listen the narrow...