Brent Demmitt grew up with Dalton Days in his hometown of Meade, Kansas, and remembers “it was everything to me—it was always a big deal, especially...
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Preservation: History Up in Smoke
History Up in Smoke Folks in southern California are still assessing all the damage caused by wildfires last fall. Fires destroyed about 2,200...
The First Western Holster
Sleek scabbards housed frontiersmen’s six-guns from the days of the California Gold Rush through the closing of the frontier. For centuries, pistol...
Tombstone, Arizona
In 1877, Ed Schieffelin discovered silver at a site where soldiers from Camp Huachuca warned all he would find was his tombstone. (That was a $30...
Sweetwater Shoot-out
October 1, 1917 Frank Hamer wants to go home. The Texas Ranger has just testified at the Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas, in a murder...
Melody Webb
My favorite Park Ranger uniform is the pants, long-sleeved shirt, “Ike” jacket and cross tie. Is the National Park Service (NPS) unique in the...
On the Trail of Sheriff Pat Garrett
I have to use the bathroom. More information than you need to know, but be warned: Nature’s Call can be troublesome in this part of the country....
Gutshot!
“You feel your belly fill up with blood. You’re bloated. You can’t move. You can’t breathe. You can’t die!” cried Clay Lomax, played by Gregory...
What Have You Heard, Shane?
Jack Palance played a number of roles during his long career, but the characters of Jack Wilson, the sinister gunfighter in Shane (1953), and the...
Did gunfighters carve notches in their guns?
Did gunfighters carve notches in their guns to count the number of men they killed? Larry Dye Fenton, Illinois It’s logical to think a gunfighter...
True West’s Best of the West 2008 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2008 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Bootmaker Dave Little Ask today’s top...
Little by Liddil (Jesse Goes Down)
December 4, 1881 James Gang member, Dick Liddil, comes down for breakfast at the Bolton home, just east of Richmond, Missouri. He is soon joined by...