How many of Bat Masterson’s Colt SAA revolvers are known to exist, and how many did he own over the years? I have read that he possibly owned seven...
Ask the Marshall – Bat Masterson: Armed and Dangerous
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Western Roundup: Feb/March 2021
DOG RACE International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Lander, WY, February 3: Lander is one stop on this year’s sled dog race that showcases the...
Rough Drafts
Western Books Crossing My Path My mailboxes (real and virtual) have been filling up with news, notes and announcements of the end of 2020 books and...
Western Books: An Officer of Honor and Grit
A remarkable biography of U.S. cavalryman Lt. Powhatan Clark, plus a new history of the Civil War in the Southwest, big new biographies of Billy the...
The Thrifty Frontier Kitchen
Old West cooks were magicians in the kitchen when it came to making the most of leftovers. Frugal frontier cooks often turned their kitchen...
From Kicking Bird to Malachi
Graham Greene’s storied 45-year career in film and television has left a trail of excellence. One of the most recent of Graham Greene’s 150-plus...
Was Wyatt Earp Really a Deputy U.S. Marshal?
Wyatt Earp, who has become controversial since his fictionalization by television, did serve in both Dodge City and Tombstone as a legally appointed...
William Henry Jackson’s West
The great photographer influenced the Western preservation movement and the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872. William Henry Jackson...
Man with a Badge
Bass Reeves might be the most famous—and mistakenly identified—black lawman in the West. In recent years there has been an influx of images...
Bass Reeves and Hollywood
The real law-and-order hero’s long and Winding road to cinematic and television fame. Interest was generated in Hollywood on Western lawman Bass...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2021
Standing Tall Despite the pandemic, American Western towns remain strong and determined to be better than ever in 2021. It’s reassuring to know...
Bill Said He Did. Did He?
Buffalo Bill Cody rode many a famous mile across the West, but did he actually ride for the legendary Pony Express? Near the Pony Express...