George Catlin’s paintings were predicted to “grow in importance with advancing years, and when the race of which they are the representation will...
Nerves of Steel
While much has been written about Westerners’ “tricked-out” guns, a cursory review of the hardware documented to these Old West gunmen reveals that...
Silver J Western Wear
It’s been a number of years since anyone thought of San Francisco and its urbane Northern California environs as Western. But Jan Brandt discovered...
Seventh Cavalry Sells High
As Autie, he was a boy loved and cherished by his family. But history remembers George Armstrong Custer as the former “boy general” whose rash...
Wind River Historical Center
When you think of Butch Cassidy, you probably don’t imagine him as a rancher in the Dubois badlands of the upper Wind River Valley. But during the...
Country Crossover Colorado Style
Rail bending is a little known skill that was once used to derail trains, a nasty trick dating back to the Civil War. Men who succeeded in setting a...
Puttin’ the Hirt on Your Head
Tom Hirt is one of the most respected makers of cowboy hats today—with good reason. You won’t find any cookie-cutter-type headware at his...
Santos Furniture
Lester Santos, owner of Santos Furniture in Cody, Wyoming, doesn’t build furniture. Rather, he creates works of art that just happen to be tables,...
Wind River Historical Center
When you think of Butch Cassidy, you probably don’t imagine him as a rancher in the Dubois badlands of the upper Wind River Valley. But during the...
Santos Furniture
Lester Santos, owner of Santos Furniture in Cody, Wyoming, doesn’t build furniture. Rather, he creates works of art that just happen to be tables,...
Puttin’ the Hirt on Your Head
Tom Hirt is one of the most respected makers of cowboy hats today—with good reason. You won’t find any cookie-cutter-type headware at his...
Country Crossover Colorado Style
Rail bending is a little known skill that was once used to derail trains, a nasty trick dating back to the Civil War. Men who succeeded in setting a...