In November 2012, True West discussed the “45 Lawmen You’d Want On Your Side.” Bass Outlaw is one—but he’s later listed as an outlaw. So was he...
Were gun silencers used during the Old West era? Ray Munkittrick Chicopee, Massachusetts The first silencer or suppressor was developed in 1902 (and...
When did the last U.S. stagecoach robbery take place? Marty Luffman Nashville, Tennessee The last one occurred just outside Jarbidge, Nevada, on...
What was the first college created to educate American Indians? Margaret-Ann MooreWilmington, California The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock established...
How many prospectors got rich during the California gold rush? Carl Justice Baltimore, Maryland Hard to say, but it’s probably about the same...
When the pioneers crossed treeless country, where did the women go to the bathroom? Connie Moran Savannah, Missouri These were Victorian...
Remarking that “These books light the way to deeper research on Western characters and events,” ace storyteller Matt Braun shares some of the...
Wildcatters have started some of the grandest collections of historical Western art known to man. Denver’s Philip F. Anschutz. Fort Worth’s Sid...
#1 Fort Smith, Arkansas Location is everything in real estate. It’s also pretty darned important in history. The western Arkansas town of Fort Smith...
About a decade ago, someone, I think it was Gus “The Mapinator” Walker, noticed that a random photo of a Pamunkey Indian in our archives had a...
On the morning of June 1, 1864, a group of 100 volunteers gathered at King Woolsey’s fortified ranch house to form a raiding party to pursue Apaches...
Following Geronimo’s third and final breakout from the White Mountain Apache reservation in May 1885, first Gen. George Crook, then Gen. Nelson A....