The two most recognizable fashion icons of the American West are selling out worldwide. Born out of necessity in the post-Civil War West, the...
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Bronc Busting
I heard an old cowboy say, “The trick to breaking a horse is to climb on and keep getting bucked off until the horse gets bored.” It’s hard to say...
Posse Comitatus
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which limits the power of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic...
How Common was the Cross Draw?
The cross draw was popular among cowboys of the Old West so their pistols wouldn’t get in the way of their work around the ranch. It was also easier...
Segregation in the Old West
In the Netflix film, The Harder They Fall, a western movie about black outlaws in the 1880's and 1890's, it shows the Old West with "Black towns"...
Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs
Was there racial separation in the Old West? Could a Black cowboy go into a Tombstone saloon? Jeffery S. King Washington, DC It’s difficult, if...
An Uninvited Guest for Christmas
Santa Claus sometimes makes his appearances in strange disguises. Once upon a time there was these unemployed two cowboys named Jake and Tuffy. It...
Billy the Kid, Gunfighters and Rewards
During a film class on Western films it was observed while watching the film The Gunfighter a main character was wearing one spur throughout the...
Lead-Up to a Shoot-Out
A Cowboy’s view of what started the OK Corral fight. So why did the OK Corral gunfight take place? According to Cowboy Ike Clanton, it started with...
Cowboys on the Long Trail
How many 'Cowboys' came though a town like Abilene or Dodge City each season? As you know numbers can be deceiving. For example the number of...
All Hail the Cowboy Hat!
From the Boss of The Plains to The Gus “A fine hat fits like a good friend.” —Charles M. Russell In 1989, veteran actors Robert Duvall...
The Last Drop from his Stetson
Mi Buen Compañero Beba agua mi buen compañero. Agua fresca del cielo. Beba para acariciar la sed. Beba mi caballo alazán lucero De esta copa, mi...