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...
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...
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. Did Bob Ford...
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...
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...
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...
If you love the American Frontier, you’ll definitely love Northwestern Wyoming’s Cody Yellowstone. Recently named “The Best Western Small Town in...
In 1868, the first black troops reported for duty at Fort Concho in San Angelo, TX. The nickname “buffalo soldier” was given by Native Americans...
Phil Mills, Jr., Writer Award-winning Texas author Phil Mills, Jr. serves as president of the Western Writers of America (WWA). His first novel,...
For seven decades, True West has celebrated the historic saloon in fact and fiction. When True West’s founder Joe Small published his first issue of...
Wanton Women of Montana In the 1890s, prostitution and red-light district brothels were common across the Big Sky State. In this unknown Montana...
Home to 14 unique museums, 12 annual festivals, amazing architecture on the National Register of Historic Places, a thriving arts and music...