Most people have heard of Calamity Jane, once promoted as The Famous Woman Scout of the Wild West. But do we really know who she was? After losing...

  When I shot my first episode of The Tall Man, Universal Studios found a wonderful pasture by the freeway, which had dozens and dozens of cars...

I’ve waited until May to come back, figuring that a late fall or early winter trip would be too depressing. Besides, driving across rural...

By most accounts, the death of 24-year-old John Tunstall was little more than a cold-blooded assassination. His murder was the spark that ignited...

Spend some time with the new edition of Loren D. Estleman’s The Wister Trace: Assaying Classic Western Fiction, Second Edition, and you’ll remember...

As an attempt to raise Tom Logan to the level of Wyatt Earp and other legendary Old West lawmen, this book falls short, as there is little to...

How many trail drivers were needed on a cattle drive? Mike Minihan Wylie, Texas A trail herd usually required a crew of 10 to 15 men—or about one...

What was the fate of the animals that were used in Wild West shows when the shows closed down? Rod Barker Cave Creek, Arizona Wild West shows...

What were some popular drinks in the Old West saloons? Paul Etzler Eureka, Nevada Author and Frontier Fare columnist Sherry Monahan says, “While...

A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! SHOWS Live Buffalo & Longhorn Exhibit Dodge City, KS, Open year-round: Wild...

In February 1989, television history was being made with the CBS broadcast of Lonesome Dove. Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning...

After saving Arizona’s history since 1864, the Arizona Historical Society’s history almost ended, before cooler heads prevailed. Just past midnight...