Frederic Remington was a shutterbug. It’s a simple fact. One of the greatest painters and sculptors of the American West was addicted to...
Harvey Girls in Dodge City
After the trail driving cowboys returned to Texas, the buffalo hunters headed back to the plains and the soldiers returned to Fort Hays Dodge City....
Goodnight, Old Shakespeare
“I have met a lot of good men, several fine gentlemen, hordes of cunning climbers, plenty of loud-braying asses and plenty of dumb oxen, but I...
Six-Shooters in the Air
During the Mexican Revolution American adventurers, especially barnstorming pilots were much in demand by both sides. In 1911 during the early...
Ben Johnson Goes to Hollywood
Howard Hughes is credited with bringing Ben Johnson out to Hollywood from Oklahoma in the late 1930s and introducing him to director John Ford. An...
Bat Masterson’s Cane
So did Bat Masterson really carry a cane, like he did in the TV series starring Gene Barry? One legend says he needed one after an 1876 Texas...
Val Kilmer As Wyatt Earp?
Almost everyone who reads True West magazine is familiar with Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone. It is a signature role and...
Burying the Hatchet
If you are on a tour of the historical sites and battlefields of the Great Sioux War of 1876 in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, all...
Abducted!
In 1860, the last wagon company leaving Fort Hall for Oregon was led by Capt. Elijah Utter. The Utter Party of 44 souls included seven...
“End of the Trail” Centennial Celebration
Whether you are a first time visitor or a regular at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, you have stood in...
Descended from Gunmen
The 2004 meeting of the Western Outlaw-Lawman History Association (WOLA) was gathered in Utah and listening to two historians. Not just any...
The Gunfight at the O.K. Barn?
After Wyatt Earp’s death in 1929 and the publication of Stuart Lake’s book Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal in 1931, moviemakers finally began to nibble...