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Infamous Deadwood: Wild Bill Hickok Sponsored by Deadwood, South Dakota
Wild Bill is probably the most famous Deadwood resident, even though he was only in town a few short weeks. James Butler Hickok arrived in Deadwood,...
What History Has Taught Me with Mike Cox
Journalist, Author, Historian Mike Cox is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books—including five on the Texas Rangers. In 2022 he was listed in...
Shooting Back
Bob Ford’s Gun In the June 2023 issue, the “Shooting Back” column was dedicated to the question of what type of firearm Bob Ford used to kill Jesse...
All Aboard!
All Aboard! South Dakota photographer John C.H. Grabill’s 1891 image of a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad passenger train on Horseshoe Curve...
History of the Real Deadwood, South Dakota Sponsored by Deadwood, South Dakota
The discovery of gold in the southern Black Hills in 1874 set off one of the great gold rushes in America. In 1876, miners moved into the northern...
What History Has Taught Me: Mark Bedor
Mark Bedor, Author and Film Maker Mark Bedor is the creator and host of Today’s Wild West, an award-winning documentary-style TV series on all...
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. Did Bob Ford...
On Patrol
Five Texas Rangers of Company A, (l.-r) Howard Cragg, Ira Heard, Sam Chessir, J. B. Brooks and Lloyd David, were mounted and ready for action at the...
Out Here, We Have a Story to Tell Sponsored by Visit Southeast Montana
History and adventure go hand in hand out here. The epic stories of Southeast Montana have been passed down through time, as captivating and dynamic...
Journey to Northeast Montana to experience history, in real time. Sponsored by Montana's Missouri River Country
In Montana’s Missouri River Country, wild terrain stretches as far as the eye can see. It’s a place of rich history, first inhabited by Native...
Have an Authentic Wild West Adventure at Cody Yellowstone Sponsored by Park County
If you love the American Frontier, you’ll definitely love Northwestern Wyoming’s Cody Yellowstone. Recently named “The Best Western Small Town in...