Bill Brazelton held up a stage outside Antelope Station, Arizona in September 1877. During the robbery, some wind blew aside his mask and passenger...
Double Take Bill Brazelton and D.C. Thorne had a repeat run-in.
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The Saloon Number 10 Wild Bill Hickok’s death chair
Not long ago I received a question from a True West reader asking about Wild Bill Hickok’s death chair. He wondered if the chair hanging above the...
Chief Joseph and The Nez Perce In response to Candy Moulton’s, fine story on Chief Joseph in the Feb-March 2020 issue of True West, a reader wanted to know why the Army didn’t let the Nez Perce go to Canada and be rid of them...
In response to Candy Moulton’s, fine story on Chief Joseph in the Feb-March 2020 issue of True West, a reader wanted to know why the Army didn’t let...
The Chiricahua Cattle Company One of the most revered names in the history of the cattle industry in Arizona is the Chiricahua Cattle Company or, as it was known by its brand, the CCC Outfit...
One of the most revered names in the history of the cattle industry in Arizona is the Chiricahua Cattle Company or, as it was known by its brand,...
Tom Clavin’s Tombstone New from the New York Times Bestselling Author
The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the O.K. Corral by the New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City...
Bosom Buddies? What was the relationship between Hickok and Hardin?
John Wesley Hardin hit Abilene, Kansas as part of a Texas cattle drive in 1871. The newly installed marshal there was Wild Bill Hickok. Hardin...
Thanks, But No Thanks Boone Helm didn’t know the meaning of gratitude.
Boone Helm was an ingrate—in addition to being a serial killer, a cannibal, and other bad things. In the early 1860s, Helm was in a party headed to...
Salting A Gold Mine The game of buying and selling a worthless mine could conceivably become a matter of who could outwit whom...
Mining Camp author Brete Harte wrote: "The ways of a man with a maid are strange, but tame, when compared to a man with a mine when buying or...
Hold That Day A coincidence involves the deaths of three noted shootists.
There are some interesting coincidences in the Old West. In 1894, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Outlaw was tearing up an El Paso brothel. Constable...
Landscapes, Legends, and Lore. The Rest is History in Southwest Montana. Sponsored by Southwest Montana
LANDSCAPES, LEGENDS AND LORE. THE REST IS HISTORY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA. Visit the website at SouthwestMT.com A visit to Southwest Montana is more...
The Sour Partnership Jesse West decided to end a partnership permanently.
Jesse West was a well-to-do businessman and rancher in Texas and Oklahoma. He and Joe Allen had been partners with Gus Bobbitt in several ventures....
Documents Done Wrong Important New Mexico papers were going to waste, until…
Lew Wallace came to Santa Fe in 1878 to serve as New Mexico territorial governor. He moved into the Palace of Governors, which was in pretty bad...