Henry Brown—a veteran of the Lincoln County War and a lawman in Caldwell, KS—was in financial trouble.  He’d gotten married to a local girl, bought...

Stephen W. Kearny played a big role in the conquest and settlement of the West. The career military officer captured New Mexico and established a...

Gunman John Wesley Hardin penned his autobiography, which came out in 1896, a year after he died.  But there were problems--beyond Hardin’s bad...

Deputy US Marshal Frank Canton hated Bee Dunn, and vice versa.  Dunn had pulled some shady deals; Canton wanted to nail him but had failed. Bee...

George Scarborough was a tough and deadly lawman—until he ran into members of the Wild Bunch. He and a compatriot were trailing rustlers in...

Some folks just disappeared after their brush with fame.  Take Wayne Brazel (center in photo). He was tried and acquitted for the 1908 murder of Pat...

The illustrations are striking—mountain man/scout/pioneer Kit Carson with a beautiful horse, ready to take on the toughest trails the West can...

They called her the Denton Mare, a two-year-old gray named Jennie that had been bred in north Texas.  Sam Bass saw that she was speedy and bought...