If Billy the Kid would have been given a fair trial in the Cahill incident, would the Kid have been convicted of murder or a lesser charge?...
What is a cowboy? Billy Murphy Las Cruces, New Mexico A cowboy is generally considered to be someone who tends cattle herds on North American...
How many Indians died at the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn? Vanessa Grandos Scottsdale, Arizona The best number to go by is 31 warriors plus 10...
I’m a fan of AMC’s Hell on Wheels. Is the route constructed from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Sacramento, California, still in use today? Mark Wilson...
Were cowboys superstitious? Bill Dunn High River, Alberta, Canada Rodeo cowboys believed in dozens of superstitions. Some of them include: Never eat...
How fast could a stagecoach travel? Mitchell McClure Rayville, Louisiana The speed of stagecoach travel during the Old West era depended on whether...
What led to the O.K. Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona Territory? Axel Doling Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The lead-up is pretty...
Why do Westerns feature guns that didn’t exist at the time period? Richard Klingenberger Rochester, New York Movies sometimes “hot rod” firearms or...
What happened to the bodies of those killed at the Alamo? Steve Frost Petersburg, Virginia San Antonio Alcalde Francisco Antonio Ruiz gave the most...
During the Great Depression, did people eat tumbleweed soup? -Brian LaMoure of Helena, Montana Yes. Tumbleweed, or Russian thistle, is edible raw or...
Why did stage drivers sit on the right side? -Kevin Baldwin of Frankenmuth, Michigan Buggy drivers sat on the right because most were right handed...
Did Old Westerners generally load only five out of the six chambers? -Dan Clutter of Denison, Iowa Yes, letting the hammer rest on an empty chamber...