Bass Reeves might be the most famous—and mistakenly identified—black lawman in the West. In recent years there has been an influx of images...
Man with a Badge
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Features & Gunfights
Bass Reeves and Hollywood
The real law-and-order hero’s long and Winding road to cinematic and television fame. Interest was generated in Hollywood on Western lawman Bass...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2021
Standing Tall Despite the pandemic, American Western towns remain strong and determined to be better than ever in 2021. It’s reassuring to know...
Bill Said He Did. Did He?
Buffalo Bill Cody rode many a famous mile across the West, but did he actually ride for the legendary Pony Express? Near the Pony Express...
Once And For All, Is The Lone Ranger Based on Bass Reeves?
By Art Burton When The Lone Ranger debuted on the radio in Detroit in 1933, racism was at a zenith in the United States. That the story could have...
Wheels to Fortune
Over a century ago gold-crazed miners traded in their sleds for bikes and pedaled their way to their Alaskan bonanzas. In late February, as the days...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Saying "Be respectful, even to hateful people, because your mama raised you better." Quotes “We are here, and it is now. Further than...
Opening Shot – A Mammoth Moment
The U.S. Army tested bicycles for the first time in the West in 1896 with the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, one of the four Buffalo Soldier...
The Best of the West: Art and Collectibles
Last year, when I recapped 2019 and trends in Western collecting, I focused on the sales of many splendid, comprehensive holdings gathered by...
Sweetheart of Lonesome Dove
In an exclusive interview, Diane Lane talks about her latest Western, leading men, directors and hope for the next chance to ride on screen....
The Best of the West: Western Movies
The year 2020 was unsatisfying all around, and certainly for Westerns. From a purist point of view, if we strictly define Westerns as taking...
The Best of the West: Western Books
If 2020 taught us anything as readers of Western history and fiction, it was that we depend on our storytellers to help us endure hard times....