How did settlers and cowboys calculate miles? Jason Bledsoe Felton, Delaware Trail riding cowboys had no way to calculat…
Little Gertie the Gold Dollar The tragic love story of Billy Milgreen, Little Gertie the Gold Dollar, and Margarita
The boom towns of the Old West had a shortage of eligible women and that void for the lusty young men was filled by what…
The Cowboy’s Rope The rope or lariat was the most important tool of the cowboys.
Cowboys then and now considered roping as the feature that separated real cowhands from gunsels. Even today a cowboy won…
Johnny Mack Brown Some things you might not know about Hollywood shooting star Johnny Mack Brown.
The Alabama “artful dodger” was an All-American halfback at Alabama who scored two of Bama’s three touchdowns in the 192…
How Accurate was the Language in the 2010 Version of True Grit?
How accurate was the language in the 2010 version of True Grit? Scott Bachtold Hudson, Illinois You’re probably referrin…
The Cross Draw A True West reader asks if Old West gunmen and cavalrymen using the cross draw were as fast as using a normal draw.
A True West reader asks if Old West gunmen and cavalrymen using the cross draw were as fast as using a normal draw. I we…
Eva Dugan: The Only Woman Hanged in Arizona The woman who went from Alaskan prostitute to Arizonan outlaw.
Twenty-year-old Eva Dugan took the alias Claw-Finger Kitty while she was working as a prostitute during the Alaska Gold …
The Searchers Merits of the film and the facts behind it.
A question came in recently from a True West reader about the premise of Alan Le May’s great novel, The Searchers, the s…
Did Ballistics Forensics Ever Come into Play in Solving Crimes in the Old West?
Did ballistics forensics ever come into play in solving crimes in the Old West? David Aufiere Columbia, Louisiana Ballis…
Was Doc Holliday Really a Deadly Dentist? More than one writer has called Doc a "deadly dentist" who killed several men during his turbulent life.
More than one writer has called Doc a “deadly dentist” who killed several men during his turbulent life. Mos…