Wyatt Earp couldn’t get arrested—at least in show business parlance. In real life, Wyatt had been arrested many times: for prostitution in Illinois,...

Patrick McGilligan has updated his 2002 biography Clint: The Life and Legend (OR Books, $25) with new chapters on the Academy Award winning Western...

Deputy US Marshal Frank Canton hated Bee Dunn, and vice versa.  Dunn had pulled some shady deals; Canton wanted to nail him but had failed. Bee...

Before 34-year-old Thomas Moran reached his ultimate destination of Yellowstone in Wyoming Territory in the summer of 1871, he stepped off the Union...

With all of the articles we have done about Wyatt Earp over the years, you might think we could just slap a few anecdotes and photographs on the...

Riding on the Butterfield Overland Mail during the 1850s could be a harrowing experience. Passengers bumped their heads on the roof as the coached...

Four outlaws stepped off the train. They were ready for a showdown, but High Noon was decades away. The lazy squeak of a distant windmill a reminder...

With all of the articles we have done about Wyatt Earp over the years, you might think we could just slap a few anecdotes and photographs on the...

Lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives graduated from West Point in 1852 and the following year he was assigned to the storied Army  Corps of...

George Scarborough was a tough and deadly lawman—until he ran into members of the Wild Bunch. He and a compatriot were trailing rustlers in...

Many people dream of leaving the hustle and bustle of everyday life, moving off the grid and traveling in a style and pace not seen along American...

The arrival of camels in the American Southwest in the 1850s failed to bring a chorus of cheers from the packers and muleskinners. They should have...