The summer of 1881 was not a good one for Tombstone merchant Frank Carleton. In June, his restaurant burned to the ground.  The next month, he lost...

Pancho Villa was admired by some of the finest writers of the 20th century, and a surprising number wrote screenplays about him: Ben Hecht, who,...

Before the coming of the railroads the task of transporting goods across the great southwestern deserts was never an easy one. The terrain was rough...

Crazy Horse was many things—fearless warrior who led a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June of 1876; admired Oglala...

Auld Lang Syne is a cherished poem by a Scottish poet that is important in the annual holiday of Hogmanay. It's normally celebrated at midnight,...

Arizona’s rugged central mountains, with their brawny mountains and twisting, boulder-choked canyons were a perfect place to lose a mine. Coronado’s...

In the heart of Lubbock, Texas, is the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University. Founded by the Ranchers Heritage Association in...

Captain Harry Love killed California bandit Joaquin Murrieta in 1853; 15 years later, he came to his own hard end. Love was a homeless drunk,...

One of the great myths: Lew Wallace spent most of his time as New Mexico territorial governor writing his epic novel Ben-Hur.  And as a result,...

Looking for a great summer destination out West? Prescott, Arizona’s original territorial capital should be on your bucket list. Visitors should...

In the old days they used to say that anyone who visited the Grand Canyon and didn’t meet the great yarnspinner, Captain John Hance had missed an...

“I would rather play poker with five or six 'experts' than eat.” That's what Alice Ivers Tubbs said. She was better know as Poker Alice, the most...