The Fourth of July celebrations were the great events in our lives,” recalled Mrs. Ford, who lived in Canyon City, Oregon, after the 1862 gold...

America was preparing to enter her 100th anniversary of independence, the nation’s firearms industry was a veritable beehive of activity. To fulfill...

A university student had argued that Geronimo was an alcoholic, a habit that likely caused some of the problems faced by the Apaches. The professor,...

Long before the famed Code Talkers, American Indians from today’s Arizona and New Mexico played important roles in the U.S. military. As early as...

One of the most interesting books published today is this analysis of the environment in Western cinema. Gunfight at the Eco-Corral, by Robin L....

The new Warner Bros. Theater in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, in Washington, D.C., debuted this past February 3, with a...

The Western was in a holding pattern, for the most part, in 2011. We had Rango, which pulled out a shopping cart full of awards, including “Best...

To me, Fess Parker was the “Davy Crockett” who started this journey off for me. Full stop. My basement has my Alamo stuff and my studio. Also my...