Like most Old West icons, gunfighter “Wild Bill” Hickok is shrouded in myths. He likely started many of them. A teller of tall windies, he was...
The Truth about Wild Bill
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Western Events for June 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this June. Adventure Dude Season Kick Off Loveland, CO, June 3-8, 17-22: Enjoy...
The Hazards of Underground Mining
Those hard rock miners in mining camps like Jerome, Arizona faced a number of hazards including gas pockets, cave in’s, silicosis of the lungs...
A Sad End For Matt Warner
Matt Warner rode with Butch Cassidy and was one of the outlaw’s closest friend. Warner—real name, Willard Christianson—pulled off a number of jobs...
Russian Bill
One of the West's most unusual gunfighter wannabe’s was Bill Tettenborn, better-known as Russian Bill. There are a number of tales about his...
Did Gunmen really make Tenderfeet “Dance” by Shooting at their Feet?
Did gunmen really make tenderfeet “dance” by shooting at their feet? Jim Spell Sonora, California Making a tenderfoot “dance” by shooting at his...
Custer and Hostages
In December 1868, George Armstrong Custer peered down at a beautiful, freckle- faced white woman frozen in the snow. Clara Blinn had been shot in...
A Classic Western
Lee Martin’s Fury at Cross Creek (self-published, $8) is a fast-paced, Western actioner that is sure to please. Reminiscent of the Hatfields and...
Bad Horsemanship
Hank Vaughan was a gunfighter in the Northwest. One shootout claimed the life of a lawman; Vaughan did hard time in the Oregon Territorial Prison...
Highways to History
From the earliest days of conquistadors, explorers, fur trappers and pioneer settlers, the vast grandeur of the American West—and its equally...
Carl Hayden: A New Breed of Frontier Lawmen
When Carl Hayden retired from the U. S. Senate in 1969 he’d served in Congress fifty-seven years, longer than any person in the history of the...
Fish Tales
William F. Cody invested some profits from his Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in the Sheridan Inn in Sheridan, Wyoming. When the traditional English...