Sam Shepard’s 1980 play True West is one of his best known efforts. It examines the relationship of two brothers—previously estranged—as they come...
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Gunfighters Were Products of Their Violent Times
Gunfighters were a product of their violent times and for that reason one should not be too judgmental when it comes to their shortcomings and...
How Did Kit Carson Die?
How did Kit Carson die? Mike Suhy — Corpus Christi, Texas. A hard life on the frontier took a toll on Kit Carson’s health, which began to decline in...
Six-Shooters
Reading the pulp westerns and watching B-westerns one might conclude that the Colt revolver was the only pistol used in the Old West. Remington...
The Farrington Brothers’ Short-Lived Outlaw Career
The Farrington brothers were fairly typical outlaws, former Confederate soldiers who turned to crime after the war. They robbed a train in their...
Invalids Need Not Apply!
Today, a forest ranger may call to mind a friendly guide who leads nature walks and gives campfire talks. But 100 years ago, forest rangers who...
Did “Wild Bill” Hickok have a Sidekick Named Jingles?
Did “Wild Bill” Hickok have a sidekick named Jingles? Jeanne Miller - Clarksville, Tennessee. Jingles, played by the great Andy Devine, was a...
Saving Hamley’s Saddles
In five decades, he never forgot the smell of the leather at Hamley & Co.’s saddle shop in Pendleton, Oregon. In his sixth decade, he brought...
Crazy Horse Never Died
The legend, the myth, the legacy of Crazy Horse didn’t end with his death. American Indians of several tribes—including some who opposed him in the...
Will C. Barnes Makes Quite A Name for Himself
Private Will Croft Barnes received the Medal of Honor for “bravery in action” when he made a daring ride from Fort Apache (which was under siege by...
A Frontier Wonder Woman
Paul Andrew Hutton has written up the true adventures of a frontier Wonder Woman who somehow—for the life of me, I don’t know why—has escaped big...
Tombstone’s Night Life
The most imposing and best known in theater in Tombstone was Schieffelin Hall, inspired by the town founder. For two decades it was the largest...