Wild Bill Hickok was under constant fear of assassination by glory hunters. He spread newspapers on his bedroom floor at night in case someone tried...
He Talked His Life Away
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Ike Clanton’s Testimony Backfired
Ike's well-crafted tale spun a web of intrigue. According to Ike, the Earp’s were in cahoots with the Benson stage robbers, Crane, Head, Leonard and...
Have an Authentic Wild West Adventure at Cody Yellowstone Sponsored by Park County
If you love the American Frontier, you’ll definitely love Northwestern Wyoming’s Cody Yellowstone. Recently named “The Best Western Small Town in...
The Three Week Leader
Frank McNab had a short tenure as head of the Regulators. Frank McNab was a member of the Regulators during the Lincoln County War. He was second in...
Eight Against One
William Roberts used remarkable skills and guts to even the odds. It’s called the Battle of Blazer’s Mill, one of the most remarkable gunfights...
Tell Them Willie Boy Was Here
The true story behind the movie. “The Last Great Manhunt” involved a Southern Paiute called Willie Boy. He was courting his cousin Carlota in...
Fort Concho in San Angelo, TX Sponsored by San Angelo
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...
The Bear Facts on the History of Christopher Creek
I’ll never forget sitting next to my mother at my father’s funeral. Dad was a carefree cowboy when he met my mother, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl...
The Big Score
The Reno Gang’s last robbery is their largest. May 28, 1868. Just two months after breaking jail, the Reno Gang makes its biggest score. Some 12...
April Fools
The joke is on Iowa lawmen. April 1, 1868. Officers check the cells at the Council Bluffs, IA jail--and find that four members of the Reno Gang have...
The Reno Gang: Arrested
Most wanted outlaws go to jail…for a time. March 28, 1868. Four members of the Reno Gang—led by Frank Reno (photo)--are arrested and jailed...
A Legend is Born
The legend of Wild Bill Hickok was born in 1867, when George Ward Nichols' article in "Harpers Weekly," made Wild Bill Hickok the Old West's first...