Films and television shows featuring real working cowboys have made America’s icon famous worldwide since 1894. In America’s first...
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Features & Gunfights
The Real McCoy
Wyoming cowboy and Army cavalry and horse artillery veteran Tim McCoy brought realism to the silver screen. For a lad of Irish-born parents, his...
Dude or Not a Dude?
Can you spot the real cowboy? Only the photographer knew for sure. Ever since the first camera studio was set up, men and women have posed as their...
The Cowboy
America’s icon still rides tall in the saddle. They call him cowboy, vaquero, buckaroo, waddy, paniolo, saddletramp, wrangler and drover. He...
Into the Heart of the West
Make your plans, pack your bags and head out for a Western adventure of a lifetime! Whether you live in rural North Dakota or urban Texas, an annual...
Pioneer Pets
Dogs and cats are as Western as six-guns and Stetsons—and a lot more lovable. In the Old West, dogs were common—and necessary. Cats, not at first,...
John “Liver-Eating” Johnson
How did he earn his terrifying nickname? The sun lay low on the horizon over Battle Mountain in northwestern Colorado. The big man on the imposing...
A Bullet for Your Troubles
Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker Based on the research of John Langellier, Jack McPhee, Larry Ball, Chip Carlson, Grace McClure, Diana Allen Kouris...
Grizzlies of the Far West
Before the legendary bear was nearly driven to extinction, Ursus horribilis ruled the forests and plains of the Pacific Coast. The American Indians...
The Highest Peak
Best of the Mountain Man Movies On the eve of the release of The Revenant, inspired by the true story of Hugh Glass’s fight for life, the film...
Mountain Men, Grizzlies and Christmas
For 70 years, stories about legendary fur trappers have been editorial mainstays, but on the cover, they’re a rare gift to readers. Since 1953, True...
Guns of the Young Wild West
Here’s a rundown of some of the more famous guns—and their modern replicas—from before 1873, when the Old West was young. The year...