As the United States commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, historians have had an opportunity to revisit the legacy and lives of...

When actor and director Steve Ihnat approached Stephen Lodge to work with him on a screenplay that eventually became The Honkers, Lodge had no idea...

Each year Western Writers of America (WWA) adds a distinguished writer to the Western Writers Hall of Fame (HOF). With the breadth and depth of...

William Quantrill addressed his ragtag army on the evening of August 20, 1863. “Boys, this is a hazardous ride, and there is a chance we will all be...

They laughed at Billy Barker when he and his crew went off to prospect for gold in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. But they stopped laughing...

A shoot-out for the ages, a bloody battle that left four gamblers dead and another severely wounded, was trumpeted in newspapers around the U.S. and...

Come off it. Everybody gives credit to Dee Brown for changing the way white Americans think about American Indians. Hey, I love Bury My Heart at...

Patients of Dr. J.H. Reeves, who settled in Glen Rose, Texas, in 1869, were often treated to tasty pecans that grew in the area. “A tow sack of...

A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ADVENTURE Wild West Balloon Festival Cody, WY, August 1-3: Balloonists take off...

I fell in love with trains when my dad gave my brothers and me a Lionel train set when I was eight. My favorite train memory is seeing my first...

How frequent was mail service in the Old West? Stace Webb Wenatchee, Washington Mail service was infrequent and slow. From 1858 to 1861, the...