Mark Twain's Vittles And Viands

Meals by stage, restaurant and campfire.  

Black Hills And Gold Dust

The Sioux lost their sacred land due to the 1874 discovery.

America's Cowboys Get Their Due

An iconic saddler’s shop houses a heritage Nevada museum that honors the first cowboys.

Bizarro's Take on American Indians

DAN PIRARO GREW UP WANTING TO LOOK INDIAN AND ENDED UP PAYING HOMAGE TO THEM WITH HIS HUMOR.

A Daring Sense Of Humor

Yuma Bill enjoyed a good joke while scouting for the U.S. Army.

Hell On Wheels Meals

Transcontinental Railroaders chowed down on oysters and bullets.

Virginia City, Nevada: Queen Of The Comstock

The historic city remains the crown jewel of the Silver State’s mining towns.

The Toughest News in the West

The Tombstone Epitaph lives on…and on.

In Wine There Is Truth

Word Spinning The most celebrated duel in recent Western films wasn’t fought with guns or bowie knives, but words: in 1993’s Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s “Doc” Holliday and Michael Biehn’s John Ringo face off in the Oriental Saloon and exchange slings and arrows in Latin. Here, for those who slept through Latin class, is a translation and analysis of the confrontation.

That's My Steak, Valance

Dining out in frontier Leadville was so dangerous, patrons could find lead in their eggs.

Mountain Men, Mules And Miners

Trinidad, Colorado, celebrates its Old West heritage with gusto every day.

The Lawful Breed

Little Known Characters of the Oldwest. Joseph Hardin Clements, cousin to a notorious gunfighter, looked tough, but preferred peace.

Red Hot For The Crowd

Las Vegas pioneers loved their Chile Colorado with a spicy kick!

The Dodge City Lawdog

Charlie Bassett was the main peacekeeper in the infamous cowtown.

The Painter's Cabin

A cabin restoration allows Maynard Dixon fans to enjoy views that inspired the master artist .

Fame, Fortune And A Snowball's Chance In Hell

How an Arizona cowhand bested Tom Horn and became an international roping sensation.

The Road To And From China

The Burlingame Act brought Chinese workers to the American West—for a time.

Wyatt's Last Trip

Wyatt's Last Trip

Big Horn Getaway: Buffalo, Wyoming

Escape to the historic Powder River Basin city and revel in its rich history.

Flying Light

A groundbreaking work on the Pony Express, a new biography on Ned Christie, a compendium of Western lawmen, and two vastly different and original fictional interpretations of the ill-fated Donner Party.

The Constable Butcher

Early pioneers and their daily meals come to life at the Tallman.

Riding The Prescott-Santa Fe Stage

Following the trail of the Arizona-New Mexico territorial capital-to-capital stage line leads to adventures and historic sites.

Lost Photo Of Crook's Scout Discovered?

An unseen stereoview by John Campbell Burge opens up the discussion.

A Biographer's Take

Gary L. Roberts gave Western historians a monumental present with his excellent biography, Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, published in 2006.

Hot Air & Kind Words

The proper burial of “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s press agent, “Arizona John” Burke.

How Tombstone Got The Right Look

An authentic story, a creative genius.But the costumes took the film to the highet stae of achievement.

An Enduring Everyman Hero

TOM PETTY: 1950-2017

Texas's Loyal Unionist

John Dix fought for the Texian Army, yet not even family could make him become a Confederate.

Arizona's Most Historic Place?

Rancho de la Osa’s 300-year history boasts of Papagos, Pancho Villa and John Wayne.

Who Shot J.W.?

Solving a cold case history mystery of a murder on the lonely Llano Estacado.