How a Pennsylvania kid went west, became The Sundance Kid and joined Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch.
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Camels vs. Mules
In the years following the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, the United States was planning to survey several areas ranging from the Canadian...
Ask the Marshall
Were the Earp’s pivotal figures in settling Arizona?
Lane by a Foot
“Clubfoot” George Lane got the nickname because of a bone deformity. In the early 1860s, he allegedly rustled horses in California and Idaho before...
Battle for the Promised Land
Missourians weren’t exactly welcoming to an influx of Mormons.
Brutal Payback
Jack Slade ran the Central Overland stage stop at Julesburg, Colorado. His predecessor, Jules Beni (the town was named for him), didn’t like the...
The End of The Line
Two “Americanos” vs a Uyuni Posse.
Wyatt’s Smith & Wesson?
A Smith & Wesson revolver is exhibited at the Red Dog Saloon in Juneau, Alaska. Purportedly, it belonged to Wyatt Earp, who came through town in...
The Robbery at Castle Gate
While many gang leaders boasted they were mean enough to eat off the same plate with a rattlesnake, Butch Cassidy is best-remembered as the...
Ask the Marshall
How Far Apart Were Water Holes and Stations?
Vigilante Committees
In San Francisco in the 1850's, there was a vigilante group that called itself the 601. Just in case you’ve wondered where that name came from...
Butch & Sundance & Pike & Dutch
How two films from the summer of ’69 changed westerns forever.