John C. Holgate died first, pistol in hand, leading his men down a smoke-filled mining shaft. J. Marion More was gunned down in the streets of...

In the mid-19th century, an industrializing and expanding republic presented innumerable opportunities for artistes with the appropriate combination...

The two riders pounded the trails and roads of eastern Utah on that late April afternoon in 1897. They kept up a quick pace—had to, since they were...

I know British soldiers wore pith helmets in Africa and India, but why did Mexican Revolution Gen. Pancho Villa wear one? John Wagner Phoenix,...

What is the legend of El Tiradito? Vanessa Keller Scottsdale, Arizona El Tiradito (The Outcast) is in Barrio Viejo in Tucson, Arizona, and is...

We have all  grabbed collections of public domain Westerns from the grocery store, which means some of us own a washed-out copy of 1968’s White...

According to Bill Brooks, “Writing has brought me experiences I never would have otherwise had.” He loved the history of the West and grew up...

Was the Apache Kid never caught? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada The Apache Kid was never brought to justice. His people prophetically named...

How many horses have been injured during filming of Hollywood Westerns? Barry Waldman Centereach, New York Records of animal injuries weren’t kept...

In the 1980 movie Tom Horn, starring Steve McQueen, Horn has a run-in with heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan. Did that truly happen?...

As historians mark the conclusion of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War and the beginning of the American Indian Wars that lasted from...