Doc Middleton (real name: James Riley) was one of the greatest horse thieves of the Old West era. Some estimates say he …
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Buffalo Bill and the Extinction of the Buffalo Was Buffalo Bill was instrumental in the near extinction of the American bison?
Was Buffalo Bill was instrumental in the near extinction of the American bison (Buffalo)? In an odd sort of way Bill Cod…
Colts For the Other Buffalo Bill This exquisite cased set of 1861 Navy Colts originally belonged to a rough-and-tumble frontiersman who became the first “Buffalo Bill.”
When we hear the name “Buffalo Bill,” the first person we think of is Buffalo Bill Cody, the famed frontier scout and Wi…
The Tragedy of Texas Jack Texas Jack Omohundro and Giuseppina Morlacchi’s doomed romance
Texas Jack could have been the person about whom the phrase “tall, dark and handsome” was coined. And Giuseppina Morlacc…
Ziegfield and Buffalo Bill It was another of Flo Ziegfeld’s tall tales.
The other day a True West reader mentioned that he’d read a story concerning claiming Buffalo Bill, hired a young trick …
Building Your Western Library: Steve Friesen The former director of the Buffalo Bill Museum shares his book recommendations.
Steve Friesen recently retired after 22 years as director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave. He is the author of Buff…
Monkey Business A million-dollar sale at Brian Lebel’s proves collecting the Old West attracts more wealth than a monkey riding a goat.
A half-scale saddle that advertised Buffalo Bill’s Wild West act of a monkey riding a goat was among the top historical …
Legendary Westerners Review of Deanne Stillman's Blood Brothers.
Blood Brothers: The Story of the Strange Friendship Between Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill by Deanne Stillman (Simon and …
What Happened to the Scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody Took from Cheyenne Warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876?
What happened to the scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody took from Cheyenne warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876? R…
Sitting Bull’s Dancing Horse A meeting missed between the Lakota holy man and world-renowned showman “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
A strange and heartbreaking moment transpired outside Sitting Bull’s cabin in 1890, while he was being assassinated duri…