Did US cavalry soldiers wear yellow kerchiefs, as depicted in the movies? David Lake Boston, Massachusetts Bandanas were not military issue, so...
Did US Cavalry Soldiers Wear Yellow Kerchiefs, as Depicted in the movies?
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Lesser Known Women Entertainers
Ya gotta love those charming specimens of Eve’s flesh who came West to “make their fortunes” as entertainers. Among them were the Waddling Duck, the...
Hit by a Volcano
E.E. Phelps and F.A. Tipple left Lance Graham for dead, covered in ashes, facedown in the snow. Carrying his 200-pound body down the hill would have...
A Law Career Begins
Virgil Earp’s entry into law enforcement was unexpected. It was in Prescott, Arizona Territory on October 16, 1877; he was talking with two local...
Billy the Kid and Jesse Evans
The question comes up: Did Jesse Evans and Billy the Kid ever have it out? They didn’t really “have it out” but they rode together briefly and...
Best of the West 2019: Firearms
Throughout the year, our Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger brings you the latest and most interesting firearm stories and news about Old West gun...
Raiding the Wild Bunch
L.G. Davis was the sheriff of Carbon County, WY. The Wild Bunch had been on a crime spree in the region but other lawmen refused to go raid their...
What was Drug Use Like in the Old West?
What was drug use like in the Old West? Shane King-Furgala Irvine, California Drugs were pretty common and were legal—whether for killing pain or...
A Long and Twisted Trail
When you tug at the threads of history you will find it connected to some pretty disparate events. For example: If the United States government had...
The Blindness of Wild Bill
In the last years of his life, Wild Bill Hickok had eye problems. His eyesight was fading, he was sensitive to light, and there was irritation and...
Dead On Arrival
In the opening sequence of the classic Western One Upon A Time In The West there are three gunmen who show up at the train station. “Stony” (Woody...
What Books on Frontier Horses Would You Recommend?
What books on frontier horses would you recommend? Koen Kop Berlin, Germany I highly recommend books by Will James, including Smoky, Lone Cowboy,...