“In the name of the eternal fitness of things, has not this cowboy-Indian obsession gone far enough?” reported Moving Picture World in December...
1912’s The Invaders
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Nero Clues Us In
Quentin Tarantino, who made an appearance in Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django in 2007, is expected to hand in a Westerns script to the...
Civil War on TCM
Turner Classic Movies is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in April. Two nights of Civil War Westerns will air on April 18 and...
The Deputy: The Complete Series
A whiff of bait ’n’ switch has always circled this series, which ran for two seasons, 1959-61, on NBC. The idea was that Henry Fonda, as Chief...
Wagon Train: The Complete Season Two
Wagon Train deserves its reputation, largely due to the guiding presence of the great Ward Bond as Maj. Seth Adams, who played the fair-but-grumpy...
May 2011 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. MAY 3...Crazy Horse, SD, Korczak Day: Big blast on Crazy Horse Memorial mountain...
May 2011 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. MAY 3...Crazy Horse, SD, Korczak Day: Big blast on Crazy Horse Memorial mountain...
How prevalent was “pot” in the West?
A register at the territorial prison in Yuma, Arizona, mentions prisoners being caught with marijuana. How prevalent was the use of “pot” in the...
How prevalent was “pot” in the West?
A register at the territorial prison in Yuma, Arizona, mentions prisoners being caught with marijuana. How prevalent was the use of “pot” in the...
How did 19th-century government land grants to the railroads work?
How did 19th-century government land grants to the railroads work? Erica Moore Mesa, Arizona Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 to...
How did 19th-century government land grants to the railroads work?
How did 19th-century government land grants to the railroads work? Erica Moore Mesa, Arizona Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 to...
Why did Gene Autry carry a two-gun rig minus one holster?
Why did Gene Autry and other cowboy actors carry a two-gun rig minus one holster in their movies? Larry R. Snyder Shreveport, Louisiana Allen...