In 1906, just three years after the 12-minute The Great Train Robbery, the first ever hour-long film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, another...
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Border Bandits, Outlaws and Cattle Thieves
Samuel K. Dolan returns to the border with Hell Paso, plus new biographies of Wild Bill Hickok and Montanan Sarah Bickford, a history of Texas in...
Dining in the Desert
After exploring the natural beauty and history of the Southwestern deserts, retreat to a historic oasis in Death Valley for fine dining and renewal....
Into Max Evan’s Hi Lo Country
Hit the road and discover the historic and mystic lands of New Mexico’s legendary author. Technically, Chama isn’t in the Hi Lo Country, but...
Queen of the Soiled Doves
MATTIE SILKS LENT STYLE TO THE WORLD’S OLDEST PROFESSION. Just the sound of her name draws a mental picture: MATTIE SILKS. No plain, dowdy woman in...
A Long Shot: Buffalo Hunters vs. Quanah Parker’s Warrior
THE SECOND BATTLE OF ADOBE WALLS FEATURES THE LEGENDARY 1,538- YARD SHOT HEARD ’ROUND CAMPFIRES EVER SINCE: June 27, 1874 ...
The Luck of the Irish
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...
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...