Who established the first commercial brewery in the early West? Emilie Harris - La Quinta, California The first known brewery in the New World was...
Who Established the First Commercial Brewery in the Early West?
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Breaking Broncs with the Bow-Gun Boys
Around 1885, George “Dick” Ingersoll helped drive a herd of longhorns from Texas to Montana Territory and settled in the Miles City area…
Was “Wild Bill” Hickok’s Failing Eyesight the Result of a Venereal Disease?
Was “Wild Bill” Hickok’s failing eyesight the result of a venereal disease? David Durost Lancaster, California If James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok...
In Theaters: The Hero
Lee Hayden (played by Sam Elliott), once a Western movie icon, now uses his golden voice to narrate barbecue-sauce ads. He receives bad news and...
Man Hunters
Robert DeArment, the dean of outlaw-lawman historians, is still producing remarkable books at the age of 92. His latest, Man-Hunters of the Old West...
Domhnall Gleeson as Captain Andrew Henry in The Revenant
Actor Domhnall Gleeson is probably best known to Western fans as Captain Andrew Henry in The Revenant. He abandons a wounded Hugh Glass in the...
Keeping Movies Alive
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was among the first. Dr. Rennard Strickland found the movie poster for the 1962 John Ford classic, “Together for...
The Myth and Legend of the West Captured in Art
Artist Thom Ross is well known for his Western works, with efforts ranging from Tombstone to the Little Bighorn and Buffalo Bill. The Santa Fe...
The Tombstone Millionaire
One of the almost-forgotten men in the founding of Tombstone was Dick Gird. He was a respected assayer at a mine north of the area, and Gird first...
The Screen’s Greatest Horse Stuntman
The most memorable action sequence in Stagecoach comes near the end of the 1939 film. Shortly after the river crossing, the passengers expect a...
A True West How To: Tie a Cowboy Buckaroo Knot
Here's our good friend and Old West fashion expert, Larry Bitterman of The Old Frontier Clothing Company explaining how to tie a Cowboy Buckaroo...
Were Bounty Hunters as Despised as Most Westerns Depict?
Were bounty hunters as despised as most Westerns depict? Jeff Mock Sandy, Utah I’m sure some bounty hunters weren’t well liked, especially if they...