A popular misconception among some Old West re-enactors and wardrobe experts is that everyone wore their gunbelts high o…
A Badman Gone Good Regulator Fred Waite turned his life around.
Fred Waite is notorious to history as a member of the Regulators, the group featuring Billy the Kid involved in the Linc…
Brother Vs. Brother Two Modoc leaders went in opposite directions.
Old Schonchin was head chief of the Modoc, and he was responsible for moving the tribe to a reservation in southern Oreg…
An Act of Dignity and Strength Even in defeat, American Horse stood tall.
American Horse fought at the Little Bighorn, but he didn’t live long after. On September 9, 1876, troops led by General…
Don’t Mess with the Rangers A robbery target was too much for Thomas Brooks.
Thomas Brooks picked the wrong guy to rob. April 24, 1896, near Dogtown in the Creek Nation. Brooks heard that a retired…
One More Killing A post-feud death put a bow on a Texas war.
The Early-Hasley War was already over in the fall of 1869, having racked up a number of killings in Central Texas. But t…
Jim Miller’s Killin’ Kin John Denson tried to help out his in-law.
John Denson was one of the Clements family, cousins to John Wesley Hardin and an in- law of Jim Miller. John built up hi…
The Price of Leadership Frank McNab led the Regulators—very briefly.
Frank McNab was second in command of the Regulators, the Lincoln County War group that included Billy the Kid. He partic…
The Father of Montana Granville Stuart blazed a huge trail on the American frontier.
Granville Stuart, who died 100 years ago this October, is one of the most remarkable men in the history of the West. Bor…
The Man Called Teddy Blue Abbott lived and wrote about the cowboy life.
Edward Charles Abbott was born in England—but he became the prototypical American cowboy. His family moved to Texas when…