Some of these badmen were so tough the only way to get a photograph of them was in death. Other gunfighters posed for many a picture (Wild Bill...

Gunfighters intrigue me because nothing is more dramatic than life and death conflict, especially when that conflict is carried out by men in big...

Was Jack Schaefer’s book Shane based on any real-life Old West characters? David Fuller Lisbon, Connecticut That’s a tough one. Fictional characters...

Were duster coats common outerwear on the frontier? Chris Evans Parowan, Utah Yes, full-length canvas or linen dusters were pretty common outer...

True West’s Feb. 2014 issue states that Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp’s father was a common baker. Movies claim he was wealthy. Which is it? Dr. Ron...

What is a medicine wheel? John Chambers San Jose, California A medicine wheel, or sacred hoop, is indigenous to Indians in Canada and the northern...

Was horse theft a capital offense during the Old West era? Anthony Grizzell Sacramento, California American law doesn’t use capital punishment for...

Where is Lincoln County War figure Bob Olinger buried? Johnny Crawley Salem, Oregon Bob “Pecos Bob” Olinger was killed by Billy the Kid during his...

Elario Cardova, born in 1861 and raised in Texas, recalled the value of spices, “We obtained our berries and fruits from the wild vegetation in the...

Say “Stockyards,” and everyone knows that means Fort Worth, Texas. Anyone visiting the city today is struck by how beautifully the historic...

Twice Wild Bill Hickok asked to change seats with Charlie Rich at the poker table. Twice he refused. Although, with his back to the door and...

On a cold January night in 1884, Joel A. Fowler sat helpless in jail. The citizens of Socorro, New Mexico, gathered outside, eager to lynch the...