Was abolitionist John Brown a good guy or bad guy? James T. Lyddy Park City, Utah Folks have asked that question for more than 150 years, and...

What was the preferred mode of Old West travel—stagecoach or train? Stace Webb Wenatchee, Washington Folks took a train whenever they could, as it...

Did cowboys actually use saddlebags? Geneva Enright Chandler, Arizona Cowboys usually disdained saddlebags or other accessories, such as water bags...

What is Taos Lightning? Mike Scott Saugus, Massachusetts Taos Lightning was a particularly spicy brand of whiskey concocted by mountain man Peg-Leg...

What can you tell me about Virgil Earp’s time in Colton, California? Joe Amason Delano, California While recuperating from wounds that had shattered...

Arizona and Western history are synonymous since Arizona was basically the last frontier. The state’s history is rich in Western lore—rich mineral...

In 1992, American Heritage magazine asked historians, artists and novelists to name their favorite American historical novel. The overwhelming...

A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOW The West Select Phoenix, AZ, Closes Dec. 28: Western art sale and...

In the morning of Sept. 28, 1874, Colonel Ranald Mackenzie and his Fourth Cavalry swept into Palo Duro Canyon. The soldiers burned Indian camps,...

The Colorado city of Colorado Springs hasn’t been lucky when it comes to forest fires. The Black Forest Fire of 2013 and the Waldo Canyon Fire of...

Charles Goodnight—the “Father of the Texas Panhandle”—was not a man who took no for an answer. In 1877, when he ordered his brothers-in-law to build...

As the American colonists made their Declaration of Independence from the British monarchy on July 4, 1776, a chain reaction of political events...