I’ve read that Sheriff John Behan was a scoundrel in Tombstone during the trouble years. Is that the case? Chuck Sawyer Phoenix, Arizona I’ve never...

When were photos first put on wanted posters? B.R. Fleenor Springfield, Tennessee In the classic era of the Old West—1870s and 1880s—most reward...

Wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me what gun Wyatt Earp used in the Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral. The biggest misconception about...

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. • ADVENTURE Double RAFTER CATTLE DRIVES Ranchester, WY, June 29-July 6 & July...

History reports that “Hanging Judge” Isaac Charles Parker sentenced 156 men (and four women) to death. The good judge, though, begged to differ. “I...

A friend once told me a story about being alone with the Lincolns at Honest Abe’s tomb. As it doesn’t get more American than that, I figured I had...

Billy the Kid is best known for his time in New Mexico, but did he also spend time in Arizona? Jim Hanson Tempe, Arizona Henry McCarty visited...

Berkley: The Gila Wars by Larry D. Sweazy (May); Hell’s Angel by Peter Brandvold (June); The Reluctant Pinkerton by Robert J. Randisi (July); The...

Greenwood Publishing Group: The Civil War and the West by Carol L. Higham (September). Hill and Wang: Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life by Andrew...

I’m looking forward to the next chapter of the Mexican Revolution by two authors who have covered this history splendidly, The Plan de San Diego:...