There seems to be some confusion as to when belt loops first came into use. The hot summer of 1893 drove men to give up their braces and opt for...

George Bravin became a Cochise County (AZ) lawman in 1894, when he was 36.  He quickly garnered respect—although his choice of deputies was a bit...

In September, 1927 MGM Studios decided to send their new mascot, a 350-lb. African Lion on a goodwill trip by airplane to New York City. They hired...

After Pat Garrett and his posse successfully captured Billy the Kid and three members of his gang at a place called Stinking Springs, Garrett then...

What kind of reception did the traveling sideshows or circuses or drama/theater groups receive?  Were any of these financially successful? They were...

Ya gotta love those charming specimens of Eve’s flesh who came West to “make their fortunes” as entertainers. Among them were the Waddling Duck, the...

L.G. Davis was the sheriff of Carbon County, WY.  The Wild Bunch had been on a crime spree in the region but other lawmen refused to go raid their...

In the last years of his life, Wild Bill Hickok had eye problems.  His eyesight was fading, he was sensitive to light, and there was irritation and...

In the opening sequence of the classic Western One Upon A Time In The West there are three gunmen who show up at the train station. “Stony” (Woody...

The other day a True West reader mentioned that he’d read a story concerning claiming Buffalo Bill, hired a young trick shooter named Flo Ziegfield,...