I have always doubted that, on the day Billy the Kid launched his do-or-die escape attempt from the Lincoln County Courthouse, he and Deputy James...

While the American West inspires travelers to visit its boundless historic and natural wonders, Western historic hotels and saloons await the...

Were there brothel inspectors in the Old West? T.J. Parmele Herndon, Virginia “Brothel Inspector” badges have been floating around at antique shows...

Art was my first and most consistent love. I realized that because I was an incurable smart aleck, I’d likely make more money in cartooning than...

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ANIMAL ADOPTIONS Miles City Bucking Horse Sale Miles City, MT, May 14-17: Watch...

Robert Altman’s “anti-Western” is a beautifully made, but overly cynical look at the legendary William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. A time capsule, this...

After the Homestead Act, how did early settlers stake out their land? Donald Wade Sun City, Arizona Before barbed wire, the cattle grazed on open...

The turbulent environment of the frontier milieu served as a dramatic stage for virtually all of the arms manufactured in America from 1800 to 1900....

America was celebrating its centennial when word came of George Custer’s destruction by the Lakota Sioux at the Little Big Horn (Northern Cheyennes...

What kind of restaurants existed in the Old West? Rick Green Scottsdale, Arizona Frontier Fare columnist Sherry Monahan has researched Old West...

What’s the story behind Wild Bill Hickok’s gunfight with a couple of soldiers in Hays City, Kansas? Michael Wharton Cottonwood, Arizona On the night...

Did naturally burning coal mines exist in the Old West? Carl Heyboer Dimondale, Michigan Explorers William Clark and Meriwether Lewis noticed...