The West Awaits!
Plan now to discover the heart and heritage of the Old West on four road trips to take when the travel restrictions are lifted.
Features
One Man Knew
How a Kansas country physician’s report on a deadly fl u in 1918 went unnoticed and 50 to 100 million people died in its wake.
The Plight of the Pocket Pistol
Pint-Sized Percussion with a Punch
Hero or Goat?
The press declared Curly a hero until Gall called him out at the Battle of Little Bighorn’s 10th reunion.
Branded!
Lakota warrior Rain-in-the-Face fought proudly for his people’s freedom and escaped death many times on and off the battlefield, but he couldn’t outrun being branded a Custer killer.
A Tribute: Robert G. McCubbin 1937-2020
Premier collector is remembered for his generous spirit and love of the Old West.
The Real Texas Rangers
Armed And Dangerous
La Frontiera
From the settlement of Texas to the Mexican Revolution, The Texas Rangers were the most respected—and feared—law enforcers in Lone Star State history.
The Real Lonesome Dove
Thirty-five years after Larry McMurtry’s visionary novel was published, it still inspires our love of Old West History.
Too Brave To Die
The heroic tale of the Dawson Brigade and Henry Gonzalvo Woods’s remarkable survival at the September 1842 Dawson Massacre.
Eat! Drink! Sleep!
Western historic hotels and saloons offer guests a chance to experience the Old West with all the conveniences of the modern day.
Brothers in Blood: Jesse James and Billy the Kid
“One of the most brutal things in the world is your average 19-year-old American boy.” —T.J. Stiles, from Jesse James