Dave Updyke was a livery stable owner in Boise City, ID (photo). He was respected enough to get elected the first Ada County sheriff in 1864—but...

William “Cap” Light was a highly respected lawman in Texas, starting in 1884 when he was just 20. He was quick on the draw, killing at least two men...

Henry Garfias was the first marshal of Phoenix, and the highest elected Mexican-American official in the region. He earned the job during a stint as...

Those lawyers on the frontier could be pretty resourceful when it came to outwitting Lady Justice. A Irish lawyer named Clancy in Oro Belle was...

Del Potter ran a little railroad he proudly bestowed the prestigious name, the Clifton and Northern.  The line ran from the little town of Clifton...

In the years following the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, the United States was planning to survey several areas ranging from the Canadian...