Thirty years after the popular film’s release, it might be the most influential Western of all time. In 1993, Walt Disney’s Hollywood...
Tombstone: A Reckoning
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The ‘Western’ Godfather
Kurt Russell spills the beans. It didn’t surprise me that Kurt Russell was willing to go off topic during our interview. After all, it was...
War and Peace
Linda Wommack’s new history of Colorado’s Indian Wars, a collection of essays on the Silver State, a tale of a Cheyenne hero, a classic Western from...
Tombstone: On the Cutting Room Floor
Historians, actors and film critics weigh in on Kevin Jarre’s original script—and whether it should be remade and finally get its DUE. Everyone...
Tombstone Redux
Let’s find someone to refilm Kevin Jarre’s original script and complete his dream. Thanks to Jeff Morey, the historical consultant on Tombstone I...
Mr. Authenticity
Many fans of Westerns, especially the True West maniacs, are guilty of picking them apart for the anachronisms all too often found in such...
In the Blood Family ties took Procopio to the outlaw trail.
Procopio Bustamante had a bandit pedigree. His uncle was famed outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, who became a hero to the young man. After Murrieta was...
Famous Last Words
Some of those western outlaws were tough to the end. What does a condemned man say when he was asked if he had any last words? Does he whimper and...
American Indian Names Geronimo’s birth name was Goyahklaor “One Who Yawns.”
American Indian Names American Indian names similar to our customs of giving nicknames. Nicknames provide insight not only into the individual but...
Early Entertainment: Bulls VS Bears A Fight To The Death Between A Bull And A Grizzly Bear.
Early Entertainment: Bulls VS. Bears People love to bet, and they would bet on just about anything. Horse racing was one of America's most popular...
A Preacher Arrives In Helldorado Endicott Peadbody
Endicott Peadbody A Preacher Arrives In Helldorado In Tombstone in early 1882, the Reverend Endicott Peabody, a recent arrival from Boston preached...
The End Of The Trail
Producer Bobby Roberts’ Western ensemble Monte Walsh remains a classic 50 years later.