On January 24th, 1848, James Marshall was constructing a tailrace for a lumber mill on South Fork of the American River. During the previous night,...

On January 24th, 1848, James Marshall was constructing a tailrace for a lumber mill on South Fork of the American River. During the previous night,...
Six decades after the California Gold Rush, adventurous young men from around the world were still flooding the West seeking fame, fortune and, for...
There were many entrepreneurial men who found a way to “mine the miners,” including Levi Strauss, John M. Studebaker, Philip Armour and Ah Toy, who...
Sleek scabbards housed frontiersmen’s six-guns from the days of the California Gold Rush through the closing of the frontier. For centuries, pistol...
The men and women of the Old West are among the most cherished figures in Americana—the symbols of the making of a country and of hard work, honest...
The men and women of the Old West are among the most cherished figures in Americana—the symbols of the making of a country and of hard work, honest...