The life and times of the legendary Western writer and the legacy of Lonesome Dove. “Sometimes Sonny felt like he was the only human creature in...
Remembering Larry McMurtry
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Features & Gunfights
Little Bighorn Indian Memorial
A Vision Realized on the 145th Anniversary of the Battle The Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana was created...
The Great Chiefs
Their Courage Shaped a Nation "Resting here until day breaks and shadows fall and darkness disappears is Quanah Parker, the last chief of the...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Saying “Give someone a book and they’ll read for a day. Teach someone to write a book and they’ll spend a lifetime mired in paralyzing...
Standing Tall
In September 1877, Red Cloud and Spotted Tail led a delegation of 10 Oglala, 10 Brulé and three Arapaho leaders to Washington, D.C. They...
Open for Business
Across the West, historic hotels, guest ranches, lodges, restaurants and saloons eagerly await patrons. On a recent trip from Arizona to Washington,...
On the Santa Fe Trail: 1821-2021
The bicentennial of the National Historic Trail is a great reason to hit the road and rediscover why it is the West’s original “Mother Road.” When...
The Santa Fe Trail Beckoned the Mosty Brothers
Two Kansas City boys hiked the famous road west in 1874 to make their mark in the cattle trade. The Santa Fe Trail, a vital commercial route,...
Who is Rose of Cimarron?
A gunfight at the OK Hotel spurs a controversy. Rose of Cimarron was first introduced to readers in 1915 in a little red paper-covered book titled...
The Man with No Nose
Doc Holliday vs Mike Gordon Hoodoo Brown’s court invents “excusable homicide” Gambler draws a “pair of sixes” and is “froze out.” By Bob Boze Bell...
Red Badge of Courage
The young men of a divided nation answered the call of war 160 years ago, and their youthful visages before going to battle still haunt us today. At...
The Curious Saga of the Outlaw Burt Alvord
The Arizona deputy sheriff lived a double life as a highwayman, gang leader and train robber. Burt Alvord wasn’t exactly a household name among...