For a guy who never existed, Zorro has had quite a year. April saw the publication of Zorro, the first serious fictional treatment of America’s...

For a guy who never existed, Zorro has had quite a year. April saw the publication of Zorro, the first serious fictional treatment of America’s...
Which type of horse and saddle were the most liked and used by the U.S. Cavalry? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Let’s talk about cavalry...
Some cowboys supposedly took a photograph of a prehistoric-like bird or reptile, and tacked the picture to a barn outside of Tombstone, Arizona....
Readers' Choice - Here are the winners of our "2006 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Contemporary Western...
Gambling in the 19th century ranged from lotteries seen as “civic responsibility” on the East coast (the proceeds built prestigious universities...
March 18, 1882 It’s Saturday night and Morgan Earp wants to go out. A one-night showing of the play Stolen Kisses is being staged at the Turnverein...
Researching the life of Martha Canary, better known as Calamity Jane, was a challenge. Disproving claims that she was a scout and a pony express...
In 1,018 years, Max Evans has done just about everything and somehow lived through it—cowboy, calf roper, artist, prospector, mystic, actor,...
I’d like to learn more about outlaw One-Eye Billy Moore, who may be a distant relative of mine. Michael Moore Via the Internet One-Eye Billy Moore...
In the year of Thomas Jefferson’s famous purchase, 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte had conquered Spain and ruled all Spanish territory in North America....
Some may say it’s his voice, textured like barn wood: soft, weathered and grainy. Or the way he wears his hat—to one side, casting a shadow over...
When I finally announced that I was going to become a doctor it broke the heart of all my friends and I was publicly disgraced. Women that I had...