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...

Did Clay Allison get in a gunfight with Deputy Sheriff Charles Faber? Butch Kelly Lamar, Colorado Yes. On December 21, 1876, in Las Animas,...

  Growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, grounded me. In college, a professor pointed out to me, “You’ve written this poem for people who know...

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ADVENTURE Crazy Horse Volksmarch Custer, SD, June 6-7: Run the 10K to the world’s...

The first decade of the 20th century was an incredible time of transition and exploration, and yet, surprisingly, few historians have attempted to...

Jeremy Agnew has taken on a massive task in The Creation of the Cowboy Hero: Fiction, Film and Fact, tracing not only the origins of the cowboy/hero...

The Alamo is arguably the most recognizable shrine in the state of Texas. Ron J. Jackson and Lee S. White’s Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo...