Everyone makes mistakes. Some are silly. Some are deadly. Among the deadly mistakes in the wild west—an entire book could be written about this...

The West turned out to be the richest treasure trove of natural resources in the history of the civilized world. And the chance to get rich quick as...

Sixty years ago Davy Crockett was not only king of the wild frontier on TV, he was king of the box office for Walt Disney. In 1954-1955, Walt Disney...

Buffalo Bill is commonly considered the founding father of Cody, Wyoming. And while that’s a perfectly reasonable assumption, credit really should...

Those of us who are Wyoming-born residents relish the fact that we live in the least-populated state in the nation. As our former governor Mike...

There was a time when America knew nothing of freeways cutting through her prairies nor of smokestacks piercing her clear blue skies. Even bustling...

Born a peasant, head of his family at an early age and an outlaw by 16, Doroteo Arango—a.k.a. Pancho Villa—rose from the lowest rungs of the social...

Did gunfighters practice shooting? Tom Clinkenbeard Glendale, Arizona They sure did practice shooting. They pretty much lived by the gun and didn’t...

Why do airplane paratroopers shout “Geronimo” when they jump? Pete Snell Phoenix, Arizona A retired U.S. Army colonel stationed at Oklahoma’s Fort...

Will you recommend a dictionary of  American West language and slang? Tom Morton Vista, California Here are some good dictionaries to check...

Did gunfighters practice shooting? Tom Clinkenbeard Glendale, Arizona They sure did practice shooting. They pretty much lived by the gun and didn’t...

Does “cookie” refer to cook? Thuy An Carefree, Arizona Ramon F. Adams’s Western Words lists “cookie” as one of the names for a range cook. Cook in...