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Circle the Wagons!
Emanuel Leutze’s 1863 oil Indians Attacking a Wagon Train vividly captured and perpetuated the fears of Americans migrating West on the Overland...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2022
Where History Happens Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns. Since the Manifest Destiny doctrine was expressed in the...
Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs
Was there racial separation in the Old West? Could a Black cowboy go into a Tombstone saloon? Jeffery S. King Washington, DC It’s difficult, if...
Western Roundup: February/March 2022
73rd Gold Rush Days and Senior Pro Rodeo Wickenburg, AZ, February 11-13: Wickenburg’s mining and ranching origins are celebrated with a pro...
Bruce Boxleitner
James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career. In 1976, Gunsmoke’s James Arness was about to take on the lead role...
The Silver King
A new biography of George Hearst, plus a new bio of James K.P. Miller, a multigenerational women’s story, a history of poker in the West and a new...
New Mexico Chiles
Ever since Don Juan Oñate brought the fiery fruit to Nuevo Mexico in 1598, the chile pepper has defined cuisine in the Land of Enchantment. ...
Rocky Mountain Bonanzas
Explore mining history from Cripple Creek to Grand Encampment. It happened all across the West: a spark from a stove or fireplace set one wooden...
Chile Queens
For two centuries, locals and visitors to the public plazas of San Antonio, Texas, dined on the famous fiery cuisine. San Antonio, Texas, became...
Tamer of Raton Pass
“Uncle Dick” Wootton helped build a nation with his Santa Fe Trail toll road. Well past midnight, everyone in the wagon train was snoring. First...
Tombstone: On the Cutting Room Floor
Historians, actors and film critics weigh in on Kevin Jarre’s original script—and whether it should be remade and finally get its DUE. Everyone...