A thinking man’s TV series, Maverick ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. Brothers Bret and Bart Maverick aspired to live by their wits whenever they...

In the winter of 1862, robber Moroni Clawson tried to escape capture and ended up shot dead by a Salt Lake police officer.  When Clawson’s grave was...

Inge Rademeyer and Mike Wallis are a team and a couple; together they wrote and produced a completely original, extremely entertaining Western...

1. The Boot Hill Museum provides hours of Old West history and should offer something new with every visit, as exhibits constantly rotate through...

For all of you poor suckers not fortunate to live west of Independence, Missouri, or who find yourself in the crowded, humid East, fear not. You can...

“This is Thanksgiving, which is celebrated by us by partaking of a dinner of wild ducks roasted, stewed quails, mince pie and a very fine watermelon...

We all need heroes. We need champions whose deeds and accomplishments thrill, inspire and teach. For much of the 20th century, the cowboy was the...

During the Percussion Era of the mid-19th century, savvy six-gunners like James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok understood the problems inherent with open...

Jerry Crandall feels personally obligated to portray the authentic Old West in his art. “I’d much rather have my style of art criticized than have...

The first time Pamela Seager visited the run-down Rancho los Alamitos, she noticed its potential. “There was an integrity,” she says. “It wasn’t...

In Ho! For the Black Hills: Captain Jack Crawford Reports the Black Hills Gold Rush and Great Sioux War, esteemed historian Paul L. Hedren has...