Mountain Men, unsettled land and lawless characters first kindled this artist’s desire to create credible illustrations that would preserve Old West...

Mountain Men, unsettled land and lawless characters first kindled this artist’s desire to create credible illustrations that would preserve Old West...
How were stagecoach teams selected? Sammy Leonard Brentwood, California Good ol’ Charley Eckhardt, a regular on the Ask the Marshall Forum, stepped...
What do you know about a southern Arizona rancher named Pete Kitchen? Barry WaldbaumCentereach, New York In a sense, Pete Kitchen represented...
During stagecoach holdups, did outlaws catch the coach on a dead run, while shooting the armed guard, driver and passengers? Michael J....
The April 2012 issue shows a photo of Fort Garland. What is that long tower? Daniel PattersonCampo Seco, California It’s a flagpole, which...
What is a “dogie,” and how did the term come about? Robert “Curly” FlanaganPhoenix, Arizona Historian Ramon Adams has a couple of versions. In...
In 1860, Capt. William F. Raynolds, along with Jim Bridger and Dr. F.V. Hayden, explored the headwaters of the Yellowstone and Snake Rivers. This...
Tom Cruise might jump-start a reboot of John Sturges’s 1960 The Magnificent Seven, though whether he has his eyes on the Steve McQueen role or the...
When Brian Lebel first told me how excited he was about the Annie Oakley collectibles that would be featured at his auction this year, I knew...
Renowned bootmaker Paul Bond passed away in February. He was just 96 years old. He was “just 96” because, by all accounts, his youthful vigor belied...
We salute those who think outside that glass display case. Remember back in those golden days when your folks would force you inside that same old...
1. The Old West lives in Stockyards City. Begun in 1910, shortly after statehood, the Oklahoma National Stockyards remains the world’s largest...