While the Texians winning their independence and while the Santa Fe Traders were opening commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, a reckless breed...
Mountain Men
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Water Purification
How did mountain men, cowboys, or settlers going west purify water before drinking? Survival shows today have people boiling it or some sort of...
Young Guns
Armed and Dangerous on the American Frontier One-hundred and forty years ago, on July 14, 1881, Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid in...
Young Guns South of the Border
Six decades after the California Gold Rush, adventurous young men from around the world were still flooding the West seeking fame, fortune and, for...
Wichita, Kansas
The once wild and woolly cowtown still celebrates its Old West heritage. The arrival of the railroad in 1872 transformed this trading post...
Revenge Got Out of Hand An eye for an eye blew up into a massacre.
August 19, 1871. Several Texas cowboys were seeking revenge for the death of a friend eight days before. They tracked the killer, Mike McCluskie,...
Dealing with Mosquitos, Ticks, and Chiggers
How did cowboys, Indians, and settlers deal with ticks and chiggers? When I was a kid in northern Arizona every summer, we’d ride the Santa Fe...
A Day in the Life of a Wrangler
The wrangler on a trail drive was usually the youngest and least experienced of the hands, but his job was a serious one. He took care of the...
The Cross Draw
The cross draw, worn on the left or “weak side” was popular with men who spent a lot of time sitting at a poker table or on horseback because for...
The End Of The Trail
Producer Bobby Roberts’ Western ensemble Monte Walsh remains a classic 50 years later.
The Cowboy Saloon of Stilwell and Stwart
Oklahoma historian reveals the real story of the ownership of the famous Charleston, Arizona, watering hole.
Working Cowboys, Wyatt Earp and Big Nose Kate
Ask The Marshall.