I typically encourage people to preserve properties, but four years ago, when True West asked my advice on nominating the Pinal City Cemetery to...

Pretty much everyone in the art world knows the name Charlie Russell, but not so much John Norval Marchand, even though he is the artist who...

Trails across the West in the mid-1800s crisscrossed Indian lands, often displacing the people who had been living on the land for generations. The...

August 19, 1884 Broke, sick and usually drunk, Doc Holliday hits rock bottom in Leadville, Colorado. Today, a fellow gambler, Billy Allen, is...

“Doc Holliday...He Died in Bed.” Wow, who knew this deathbed twist would jolt True West’s Facebook fans to generate the first major top-rated feed...

Who was the first man killed by Billy the Kid? Allen Fossenkemper Fountain Hills, Arizona The story goes that Frank “Windy” Cahill, a civilian...

Who was Tombstone cowboy Frank Patterson? Alan Patterson Bisbee, Arizona Frank Patterson isn’t as well known as some of his pals, but he was around...

What is a “grass widow?” Brad Peters, Phoenix, Arizona Grass widow is a term dating back several hundred years. Originally, it could have referred...

Colt Peacemaker. Just the sound of these words conjures up images of the Wild West. They bring to life scenes of bustling smoke-filled saloons and...

They were all dead; most were stripped of clothing, weapons and gear—including flags. Lieutenant Col. George Armstrong Custer, along with five...

When Doc Holliday reached Colorado near the end of April 1882, he was certain that he was safe. He openly told reporters that he and the rest of...

Today, Pistol Pete, his six-shooters popping the air, is the iconic symbol for three Western universities: Oklahoma State University, the University...