March 25, 1877. The Joel Collins Gang tries to rob a stagecoach just outside Deadwood, DT. During the holdup, one of the outlaws shoots and kills...

One of the West’s earliest cattle drives occurred in 1854 when a cattleman named Tom Ponting drove a herd all the way from Texas to New York City....

The Battle of Little Bighorn is likely the most renowned battle in Western history. And, for many history aficionados, walking the hills and coulees...

A visit to this remarkable place is more than just a trip—it’s a chance to “dig deeper” into the state’s robust history and vibrant landscape. Our...

Montana’s Missouri River Country is overflowing with pioneer and cultural history. Lewis and Clark explored this vast landscape, covering nearly 330...

Next to fluctuating markets and drought the biggest concern facing cattlemen then and now was rustling. It was tough to get a conviction, you...

The heyday of Cripple Creek began around 1890 when a cowboy named Bob Womack found gold. For years he’d been telling anybody who’d listen the narrow...

One of the most important military roads during the Apache Wars in Arizona was the General Crook Trail along the Mogollon Rim from Fort Verde to...

The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was first chronicled by Zane Grey in his 1934 novel, The Code of the West. No...

A truly realistic western does not shy away from portraying the blood-soaked violence that went part and parcel with the taming of the American...

Ike Black was an outlaw, overshadowed by the man he rode with: Zip Wyatt.  The two robbed stores and post offices throughout the Oklahoma and Indian...

Roy Bean is best known as the eccentric Texas judge.  But at least once, he was a promoter, putting together a championship boxing match between...