The backbone of the continent—the Continental Divide—is rocky  and rugged in places,...

To the hunter in the field, probably the only thing better than a powerful and accurate rifle is an improved version. In the latter part of 1935,...

A sterling reputation won’t block a lead bullet. Famed Old West lawman Bill Tilghman learned that lesson firsthand, in an ugly, smelly, Oklahoma oil...

There isn’t one Old West, there are many, as different as the Spanish–flavored architecture of San Antonio is to the Victorian facades of Deadwood...

"Is he a liar now, or was he a liar then?” is the central theme of Glenn Boyer’s accounts on Wyatt Earp. “Caveat emptor” never applied more to an...

October 5, 1892 Five mounted men ride into Coffeyville, Kansas, from the west. It is around 9:30 a.m., and the streets are already filled with...

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...