That's one of the legacies of Susan “Doc Suzy” Anderson, one of the first female doctors in the west. She found it hard to practice her profession...

On the eve of the release of The Revenant, inspired by the true story of Hugh Glass’s fight for life, the film rights to the character of Grizzly...

In the movie Tombstone, the Cowboys are identified by the red sashes they wear around their waists.  That never happened (although it made for a...

William Whitney Brazelton is well known for his stagecoach holdups and unorthodox choice of armaments. What many don’t know, is that “Brazen Bill”...

How was Wild Bill Hickok killed? James Patrick Gaines Orangevale, California Shortly past noon on August 2, 1876, James “Wild Bill” Hickok walked...

Contention City played a major role in the growth of southern Arizona at a time when the territory needed it most. An accidental stumble started it...

It's generally assumed that Indians were always portrayed in early movies as the heavy. When the Whites won it was a battle and when the Indian’s...

After Johnny Slaughter, murdered on March 25, 1877, became the first stage driver killed along the Deadwood to Cheyenne Trail, the Cheyenne and...

Lon and Ed Maxwell were small time criminals, petty robbers and horse thieves in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.  And then it turned really ugly....

Issac C. Parker was known as the “Hanging Judge.” He ruled the Western District of Arkansas court between 1875 and 1896, and he earned his nickname....

Scout’s Rest Ranch, known today as Buffalo Bill State Historical Park in North Platte, Nebraska, might seem like an odd place to start a road trip...

Billy Hutchinson, who opened the Bird Cage on December 23rd, 1881, proved up on the old adage, once an entertainer always an entertainer. One night...