Unlike the Santa Fe or Oregon Trails, you won’t find any trail ruts on the Old Spanish Trail. For that matter, it’s even hard to find tapas...

I’m a member of the Historical Arms Society of Tucson, and our group is curious if the movies are correct about how many stand-up gunfights took...

So who really killed Billy the Kid? Chuck Sawyer Phoenix, Arizona I believe Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid on the night of July 14, 1881, in Fort...

What were authentic ranch houses like? Steve Estey LaFayette, New York Ranch houses on the American frontier were primitive and small, oftentimes...

Who were the most dangerous gunmen in the Old West? Kerry Creech Lake City, Florida I don’t doubt some deadly and dangerous gunfighters have been...

I enjoyed reading the November article on Soiled Doves, but nothing was mentioned about contraception. What did they do to prevent pregnancy?...

The problem with most people today is they are not connected in any real way with their geography. They don’t appreciate where they live; they don’t...

A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ART SHOWS Beyond Boundaries: Visions From the South Unit of Badlands National...

Tombstone got its start when Ed Schieffelin set out to prospect the desolate hills east of the San Pedro River in 1877. Friends, worried about his...

One may expect that basic kitchen staples, like flour, sugar and butter, on the frontier were identical to what cooks use today, but our...

March brings madness to the entire United States, where fools everywhere pay more attention to their NCAA college basketball bracket than Louis...

Jack London was only 21 years old when he stepped ashore in Alaska in 1897 to find his fortune in gold. He looked boyish and threadbare, as did many...