Who knew that the first actor to portray Billy the Kid on film was a woman (Edith Storey)? And who knew that reading about so many awful films...

Michael K. Johnson’s Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos: Conceptions of the African American West is an important tome chronicling the history of...

Chris Enss gives readers a fresh look at love in Love Lessons from the Old West: Wisdom from Wild Women during an era and in a region where strength...

Born in Somerset, New Jersey, on January 5, 1779, into a patriotic family battling the British for American independence, Zebulon Montgomery Pike...

Did anyone ever try to rob a riverboat? Michelle Bryner Henderson, Nevada That’s an interesting question. I found several instances of individuals...

What is the origin of the shot glass? Bob Cox Phoenix, Arizona Shot glasses probably date back more than 200 years, and nobody seems to agree on...

What clothing was issued to the cavalry troops in the Old West? James Rowley Laingsburg, Michigan Near as I can tell, frontier cavalry troops were...

What can you tell me about Billy the Kid’s brother? Frank Cutler Sodus, New York Billy the Kid had a brother, or perhaps a half-brother, named...

What were water troughs made of? Cathy Haustein Pella, Iowa More often than not, the water troughs were made of wood, but depending on location and...

Were knives more expensive than firearms in the Old West? Mike Scott Saugus, Massachusetts They could be more expensive. Folks on the frontier could...

Artist, writer, horseman, musician, teacher, Jay Dusard, who lives in his beloved borderland country near Douglas, Arizona, is known internationally...

I had shaken Elmore Leonard’s hand three times, twice at book signings and once on a movie set, years before I wrote him a letter in 2008 and asked...