Charlie Connelly was a man who did his duty—unto death. Connelly was from Indiana, usually working as a teacher. At age 40, he and his family moved...

Jim Masterson isn’t as well known as his brother Bat, but he actually spent more time in law enforcement than his older sibling; about 17 years. His...

J. Stiles has won two Pulitzer Prizes for his last couple of books—one about Cornelius Vanderbilt and the other about George Armstrong Custer. His...

What is it about my Indiana home that seemed to breed Old West types—often bad guys? Try these on for size: John Ringo. Montana lawman/outlaw Buck...

Some have called Grant County (NM) Deputy Sheriff Dan Tucker “Dangerous Dan.” And his gun notches are estimated at somewhere in the double digits....

The story goes that Frank Hamer was working for Dan McSween around 1900. The rancher asked the 16-year-old to kill someone for him; Frank refused....

Bannack, Montana was a great boomtown of the Old West. Founded in 1862 at the time gold was discovered in the area, it soon had a population of an...

  Outlaws Harry Tracy (photo) and Dave Merrill were more than partners—they were brothers-in-law, with Tracy marrying Merrill’s sister. They...

  In June 1863, Montana lawman D.H. Dillingham started thinking that other deputies were involved in a series of robberies. Buck Stinson...

The Kansas-Nebraska Act may have been the match that lit the fuse of the Civil War. Some claimed the law was an effort by gutless bureaucrats to...

It’s one of the most iconic—and perhaps morbid—photos of the Bandit War. Captain Monroe Fox and two other Texas Rangers have lariats around the dead...

Herman Lehmann lived an extraordinary life. In 1870, the 10-year-old was kidnapped by Apaches near Mason, TX. He lived with them for about seven...