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...

Lobster salad, prepared by an inexperienced person who does not know what to exclude, is almost as dangerous as an unloaded gun in the hands of a...

                  Although loading blackpowder six-guns, which represent the era of 1840s-70s, require...

Downtrodden is the word that comes to mind while gazing at one of  James Earle Fraser’s most famous artworks. A fatigued horse, head lowered and...

He was too young to read the message scratched on the back, but four-year-old Richard Fike knew he loved the carriage clock he had found in Alaska...