Henry Brown—a veteran of the Lincoln County War and a lawman in Caldwell, KS—was in financial trouble. He’d gotten married to a local girl, bought...
A Bank Robbery Gone Wrong
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Workin’ on the Railroad
Fans of AMC’s Hell on Wheels anticipate the driving of the Golden Spike the same way Dracula anticipated the driving of the wooden one: closure is...
Workin’ on the Railroad
Fans of AMC’s Hell on Wheels anticipate the driving of the Golden Spike the same way Dracula anticipated the driving of the wooden one: closure is...
Saving a Piece of True West
More than 30 years passed before four citizen groups and multiple city councils saved a “precious jewel in Austin’s crown,” the Norwood Park...
Saving a Piece of True West
More than 30 years passed before four citizen groups and multiple city councils saved a “precious jewel in Austin’s crown,” the Norwood Park...
World’s Most Gorgeous Saddle
A pioneer who built the “largest Lima bean ranch in the world” owned the “most gorgeous thing of its kind in the world,” a Mexican pattern saddle...
World’s Most Gorgeous Saddle
A pioneer who built the “largest Lima bean ranch in the world” owned the “most gorgeous thing of its kind in the world,” a Mexican pattern saddle...
The Top 10 Western Museums of 2015
Museums across the West have a common theme this year: New. It takes years to plan, fund, develop and install museum exhibitions, and the fruit of...
The Top 10 Western Museums of 2015
Museums across the West have a common theme this year: New. It takes years to plan, fund, develop and install museum exhibitions, and the fruit of...
The Scandalous Boomtown Temptress
In 1847, the western U.S. was a sleepy wilderness populated mostly by American Indians and Mexicans. The region changed virtually overnight when...
The Scandalous Boomtown Temptress
In 1847, the western U.S. was a sleepy wilderness populated mostly by American Indians and Mexicans. The region changed virtually overnight when...
Dust-Covered Foot Soldiers
After American troops spent four years fighting the Civil War, the struggle to restore the Union ended with powerful victories by the Northern Army....