David McCanles—later killed by Wild Bill Hickok—was a bully. In late 1859, he caught one of his Nebraska ranch employees drunkenly sleeping on the...
An Apt Punishment? David McCanles was determined to make his point.
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Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Shot Down
James Butler Hickok vs Jack McCall
The Saloon Number 10 Wild Bill Hickok’s death chair
Not long ago I received a question from a True West reader asking about Wild Bill Hickok’s death chair. He wondered if the chair hanging above the...
Bosom Buddies? What was the relationship between Hickok and Hardin?
John Wesley Hardin hit Abilene, Kansas as part of a Texas cattle drive in 1871. The newly installed marshal there was Wild Bill Hickok. Hardin...
Souvenir Of A Gunman Did Charlie Storms get Wild Bill’s pistol?
Charlie Storms was a well-known gambler who frequented some of the wildest of the Wild West towns after the Civil War. In fact, Storms met his end...
Hardin and Hickok As far as gunslingers go John Wesley Hardin and Wild Bill are reputed to have been equals at the top of the heap. So, what is the extent of the relationship between the two?
As far as gunslingers go John Wesley Hardin and Wild Bill are reputed to have been equals at the top of the heap. So, what is the extent of the...
Hero Of The Plains
Ask The Marshall.
Abilene’s Man with a Star
Explore the Great Plains from Wyoming to Kansas and discover the truth behind the stories of legendary Western lawman “Bear River” Tom Smith.