It looks as though the big screen Jonah Hex movie is finally getting off the ground with Josh Brolin playing Hex and John Malkovich as his...
Rawhide: Season Three, Vol. 2
Rawhide, which premiered in 1959, had several virtues that Gunsmoke lacked. More than anything else, Gunsmoke was about family and the need for...
Trailing Narcissa Whitman & Eliza Spalding
Narcissa had entered into a marriage of convenience with Dr. Marcus Whitman to fulfill her lifelong desire to serve a mission. Traveling with her...
Rare Russell is Collector’s Bargain
They spent weeks solving the mystery of an illustration that none of the Charles M. Russell experts had ever seen before; it was like Antiques...
Old West Foods in the 21st Century
Imagine yourself sitting in a restaurant somewhere in the Old West. You order oatmeal, biscuits and chocolate for breakfast. Nope—not a candy bar....
Miles and Miles of Miles City
Everybody loves Montana, and what’s not to love (except, well, maybe Butte)? Flathead Lake and Glacier National Park. Deer Lodge and Livingston. Big...
Did David Crockett Die Near These Cannon?
Historians say 23 cannon at the Battle of the Alamo were in battery in the northwest and southwest walls, as well as positioned in critical areas...
The Fastest Killer in the Old West
In August 1873, Dr. J.B. Van Velson, city physician for Yankton, capital of Dakota Territory, reported upon the arrival of some Russian emigrants...
House Party Shoot-Out
August 5, 1892 It’s a hot day in the central California town of Visalia. In spite of that, two lawmen are wearing heavy dusters as they undertake...
Top 10 Western Museums of 2009
Our third annual awards honoring this year's top museums based on their grand showcases of the American West in the previous year. 1- Great Platte...
Western novels often use the term “drifter,” but did cowboys use it?
Western novels often use the term “drifter,” but did cowboys use it? O. J. Hurst Otis Orchards, Washington The term was quite common among cowhands,...
What can you tell me about China Mary of Tombstone fame?
What can you tell me about China Mary of Tombstone fame? Bill Wilson Glade Spring, Virginia The first Chinese arrived in Arizona in the mid-1870s...