The Billy the Kid tintype is on the auction block, and it might just clear half a million. Back in December 1880, New Mexico Territorial Gov. Lew...
The Holy Grail for Sale
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The Charms of Ranch Life
Here are 21 guest ranches we recommend that promise to offer what Theodore Roosevelt first extolled in his 1885 Hunting Trips of a Ranchman: “The...
Celebrating Buffalo Bill
Johnny Baker founded the Buffalo Bill Museum in 1921 near William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s grave on Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado. It was the...
July 2011 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. Now through July 4...Prescott, AZ, Prescott Frontier Days: Since 1888, a rodeo...
Woolies & Chinks
For all its gritty Old West authenticity, the Coen brothers’ 2010 movie version of Charles Portis’s book True Grit includes some near misses, time...
Buckskin Bessie Treasures
“Spose Ma will think I am crazy but this is a circus anyone need not be ashamed of. “All nice girls, no swearing or anything rough, we are not...
The Legacy of C.B. Irwin and the Y-6 Ranch
Even though the dollar is not what it used to be, a few bargains can still be had. For example, a paltry $16 million will purchase a breathtaking...
How long did the Old West wagon train era last?
How long did the Old West wagon train era last? James Rowley Laingsburg, Michigan The wagon trains first began heading west in the early 1820s with...
Where did the term “buffaloing” originate?
In a local newspaper article, True West Executive Editor Bob Boze Bell explained “buffalo” meant hitting a man over the head with a pistol. Where...
What can you tell me about the “Orphan Train?”
I recently read a novel that followed a group of siblings who ride the “Orphan Train” from New York to different locales out West. Does the story...
Why does John Wayne appear to have a large caliber bullet in his belt?
In many of John Wayne’s movies, his gunbelt seems to have a large caliber bullet in the center of the belt. Why? John Putz Phoenix, Arizona Most...
Was beer as popular in the Old West as movies make it out to be?
Was beer as popular in the Old West as movies make it out to be? Glen L. Hunt Jr. Bedford, Texas The water in many areas was so bad, local beer was...