W.K. Stratton’s The Wild Bunch sets a new standard for film-biography, and new biographies of an Army scout and Estaban, the diary of pioneer John Benton Hart and a novelized memoir of outlaw Cole Younger.
The Apache Kid is one of the most mysterious figures in Old West history. The one-time Indian scout for the army. But things went bad in 1887 when...
The James-Younger Gang’s first train robbery didn’t go as planned. It was outside Adair, Iowa on July 21, 1873. At least nine outlaws dislodged the...
Traditional chuck wagon cooking can be enjoyed at a local festival or right at home.
A bar in Hays City, Kansas, on July 17, 1870. Two 7th Cavalry troopers jump Wild Bill Hickok, a continuation from an earlier disagreement. One of...
The railroad arrived in what became town of Fairbank in 1881. It was the closest rail link to the boom town of Tombstone, at the time one of the...
Used in the West of early 1990s, the classic auto pistol looks right at home in frontier-style gunleather.
Leadville was one of the greatest boom towns in Western History. Miners struck silver in 1877 and the rush was on. During that first decade...
Discover the Old West while relaxing in 10 of our favorite cool, mountain getaways.
The Lost Dutchman is one of the greatest lost mine stories of them all. I've spent years studying and writing about it (even searching for it) and I...
How Did Frontier Explorers and Residents Deal with Ticks and Chiggers?
Dan Clifton—alias Dynamite Dick—was a key member of Bill Doolin’s outlaw gang in the 1890s. He was involved in safe cracking, robbery, and rustling....