This August 7-9, Lincoln, New Mexico, will host its 75th annual Billy the Kid Pageant. Artist and friend of True West Magazine Buckeye Blake has...

Fed up with stories that the lack of a death record is evidence that Billy the Kid didn’t die in July 1881 and instead lived on (think Kid imposter...

This photo, found in a shoebox of tintypes at an antique store in Fresno, California, has caused quite a stir. The owner believes it was taken near...

Some things are just, as today’s youth are fond of saying, random. I picked up the shown 1880s tintype in a Missouri antique shop a few years ago....

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....