Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show created an image of the Old West that lingers today. One of the forgotten but most important aspects of the show was...

The Most Interesting Man in the World—at least the guy who played that character in the beer commercials—has a strong connection to Westerns. His...

The Reno Gang grabbed $97,000 in a May 1868 train holdup near Marshfield, Indiana. But what happened to the money? Almost all the robbers were dead...

John Wesley Hardin’s older brother Joe was lynched on June 6, 1874. At least part of the reason: Wes’ killing of Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles...

On June 28, 1897, O’Day and four other outlaws (Harvey Logan, George Currie, Walt Punteney and perhaps the Sundance Kid) held up the Butte County...

September 27, 1864. Seventeen-year-old Jesse James puts the first notch on his gun. He, his brother Frank and other members of Bloody Bill...

Somewhere around 1890, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association decided to take deadly action against men they regarded as rustlers. Tom Waggoner was...

Billy Curtis may have been one of the most unusual heroes in any Western. Then again, his first Oater was…different. Billy, all 4’2” of him, played...

In 1961, Michael Curtiz directed his final film—the John Wayne vehicle The Comancheros. As Westerns go, it’s okay even though it’s far from...

Larry Hazen (sitting, right in 1885) was one of the great law officers of the 1800s—still, you’ve probably never heard of him. But Adams Express,...

For character actor Strother Martin, 1969— the year he turned 50-- was a banner year when it came to Westerns. He was in three big ones. He was a...