How do today’s cowboy boots compare to those of the Old West? Ray Burden Beckenham, Kent, England Cowboy boots today are quite similar to those worn...

During June 1959, when I was one month shy of turning 15, I noticed a Western magazine on a newsstand called True West. Several other Western...

Many frontier towns had no official judge and usually a man respected for his knowledge would be asked to arbitrate disputes between two parties. If...

One of the favorite condiments of the Old West was chow-chow, a spicy vegetable mixture. This recipe shows why it was so tasty and so popular. Chop,...

On March 20, 1882, Wyatt Earp gave Frank Stilwell a shotgun send-off. Doc Holliday and others added their two cents. Stilwell’s body, found the next...

Throughout history, the horse has been known as “Man’s Noblest Companion.” Alexander the Great had Bucephalus, Marengo was Napolean’s favorite...

“Leave me alone and let me go to hell by my own route!” Famous almost-last words of Calamity Jane shortly before her death in Deadwood, South...

Myles Keogh was a soldier of fortune, an Irishman who fought for the papal army in Italy and later the Union in the Civil War. He’s best known for...

Leonardo DiCaprio took on his stiffest test yet, emoting most of his character through actions rather than words, in Director Alejandro González...

From the birth of the nation until the 1840s the fur trade was one of the vanguards of American industry. It would be comparable to the Henry Fords,...

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show created an image of the Old West that lingers today. One of the forgotten but most important aspects of the show was...

Fans of short fiction—especially Westerns—have suffered a dearth of options in recent years as major publishers seem to shy away from these...