GAMBLER JOHNNY MURPHY WAS THE FACE OF AN ICONIC WESTERN PHOTO. Eight months after the murder of notorious Irish gunfighter James Leavy in front of...
The Luck of the Irish
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A Killer Bullets Couldn’t Stop
While fighting for the citizens they swore to protect, two horseback-era Texas Rangers were cut down by a deadly killer. Maybe in the flag-waving...
Outback Outlaw, Mystical Hero
Jandamarra aka “Pigeon” led one of the first rebellions of Australian Aboriginal people armed with firearms in Western Australia. The indigenous...
Out West and Down Under
Quigley Down Under challenged the status quo of Western filmmaking in 1990, and it continues to inspire three decades later. Thirty years ago,...
Tom Selleck: The Last of the Breed
The renowned film and television star reflects on his 50 years in Westerns and his hope that he will ride the range again on the silver screen....
Quigley’s Sharps – Cinema’s Most Famous Gun?
Among the most recognizable silver screen firearms, this Shiloh rifle has earned “star” status in its own right. John Wayne’s...
Hollywood’s West of the Imagination
Brian Lebel’s 31st Old West Auction hammered out Hollywood history for avid collectors of Western memorabilia. The term “west of the...
“I’m Your Huckleberry” Has a Double Meaning for Old Tucson
Saving the old girl is more than a dream. Everyone wants to save “Hollywood in the Desert”—the Old Tucson Studios that hosted more than 400 films...
An Expedition Gone Wrong
Henry Crabb and his troops wanted Mexican land—and got something else. Henry Crabb wanted new opportunities in 1857. The former California...
Shooting Back
OUR READERS REMIND US OF THE VARIABLES AND VAGARIES OF HISTORIC TRUTHS, “WELL-ESTABLISHED” FACTS, HEADLINES AND HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS. RED STATE,...
Here’s to Hitting the Trail – Again!
Is it my imagination, or can we see some daylight on the horizon from here? Dare I say, some of us are even making plans for hitting the road...
Truth be Known
Old Vaquero Saying "One enemy is too many and a hundred friends too few." Quotes "Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed...