What was the largest outlaw gang—in terms of numbers of members—in the Old West? Butch & Sundance were hardly a gang, numbering a handful at...
The first book on the Old West that I owned was Lea McCarty’s The Gunfighters; how accurate is it? John Redshaw, Maniac #776 St.Paul, Alberta,...
In Westerns, I’ve heard fighters say, “Pick off the chief with the headdress on, and the rest will go away.” Did this really happen in the West?...
What can you tell me about the Tombstone Tigers baseball team? Kit Hussey Arlington, Texas The photograph is circa 1887. Our archival label of the...
In his writings, John W. Gilchriese cited entries from a diary he owned that was allegedly kept by Virgil Earp. Does it exist? Charles F. Price...
What did cowboys do for a living when they were too old for cowboyin’? Mike Franklin Poteet, Texas In the early days, an older puncher might get a...
Who is Glendolene Myrtle Kimmell? She defends Tom Horn’s actions in a 1904 letter to the governor of Wyoming. John J. Tiffany II Lyme, Connecticut...
Oftentimes, when older Westerns depict wagons or stagecoaches, only one set of wheel tracks are shown. Why is that? Troy Carlile Tulsa, Oklahoma It...
I once read a book that stated about 400 deaths in the Old West were due to gunfights. Is this figure correct? Michael J. Glaze Seattle, Washington...
Limiting ourselves to the American West and to the 1800s, what was the longest distance a herd was moved? Mike Franklin Poteet, Texas The longest...
A huge debate I have with my pards is whether or not Hickok used a sash as a gunbelt. Will you settle this for us? Dan George Fremont, New Hampshire...
What rodeo really holds the claim as the “World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo?” Dee Anne Jackson Gilbert, Arizona The West’s first rodeo was an...