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North to the Gold Country
Follow the 1898 Klondike and Alaska miners’ overland route from Sacramento to Seattle.
5 min |
May 2020
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Eat! Drink! Sleep!
Western historic hotels and saloons offer guests a chance to experience the Old West with all the conveniences of the modern day.
10+ min |
May 2020
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Cowboy Cuisine
In the cow towns at the end of the trail, cowboys left the beans and biscuits in camp and dined like city slickers.
2 min |
May 2020
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I Will Fight No More Forever
CHIEF JOSEPH’S LEADERSHIP OF THE NEZ PERCES FROM YELLOWSTONE TO BEAR PAW REMAINS A DEFINING MOMENT IN AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY.
10 min |
February - March 2020
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Black Kettle: THE PEOPLE'S PEACE MAKER
THE VALIANT SOUTHERN CHEYENNE CHIEF NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING THAT PEACE AND FREEDOM WERE POSSIBLE FOR HIS TRIBE.
7 min |
February - March 2020
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Eyewitness to History
Remarkable photographs by German immigrant-turnedsoldier Christian Barthelmess offer a window into a soldier’s life in the West.
2 min |
February - March 2020
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Way Out Wickenburg Way
Discover the Old West history and heritage of one of Arizona’s oldest towns.
3 min |
April 2020
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The Bitter Truth
Whiskey bitters became an elixir for women on the frontier.
2 min |
April 2020
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BROTHERS IN BLOOD JESSE JAMES AND BILLY THE KID
On April 3, 1882, Jesse Woodson James’s life bled out in his family home in St. Joseph, Missouri, an assassin’s .44 caliber bullet exploding the back of the 34-year-old bandit’s skull.
1 min |
April 2020
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Jesse James: The Birth of a Killer
Born into the Missouri-Kansas border war over slavery, teenaged Jesse James was destined to live a violent life.
9 min |
April 2020
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“I Think I Can, I Think I Can” The folks of Ely, Nevada, don't understand the word “No.”
The Nevada Railroad Foundation’s dedicated crews are in the process of restoring the 1917 Baldwin 2-8-0 Locomotive No. 81 so it can be put back in service as one of two primary steam engines to pull the historic rolling stock of the popular Nevada Northern Railway in Ely, Nevada.
2 min |
April 2020
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Restore the Alamo!
Work gets underway on reclaiming the mission of 1836.
4 min |
April 2020
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Rebel Raider to Rebel Hero
How Jesse James became one of Hollywood’s favorite outlaws.
9 min |
April 2020
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Bands of Brothers
Forty years after the release of The Long Riders, the actor-writer-producers, cast members and legendary director Walter Hill reflect on the making of a Western classic.
4 min |
April 2020
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BLACK HILLS GOLD
Explore South Dakota’s sacred mountains and discover a bonanza of historic mining towns.
7 min |
April 2020
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And Die like a Soldier
WILLIAM BARRET TRAVIS’S DEATH AT THE ALAMO
6 min |
April 2020
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Ride The Devil's Herd
HOW THE COWBOYS RULED TOMBSTONE BEFORE WYATT EARP
8 min |
January 2020
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The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp
GLORIFIED, FICTIONALIZED AND HOTLY DEBATED, THE ENIGMATIC LAWMAN’S LIFE FROM ANTEBELLUM ILLINOIS TO URBAN LOS ANGELES REMAINS ICONICALLY FASCINATING 90 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH.
9 min |
January 2020
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Passion Wins The Day
In 2019, two Old West Saviors stood out for their dedication to the preservation of our Western heritage.
2 min |
January 2020
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Earps Gone Wild
BROTHERS WYATT AND MORGAN’S “BUM” YEAR PIMPING IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS, PRIMED THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE AS FRONTIER BOOMTOWN OPPORTUNISTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LAW.
5 min |
January 2020
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Death Of A Mountain Man
JEDEDIAH SMITH’S LAST TRAIL
10+ min |
December 2019
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Six Guns & Sluggers
HOW 150 YEARS AGO BASEBALL’S CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS INVADED THE WEST BY RAIL AND SEEDED THE NATIONAL PASTIME ACROSS THE WESTERN FRONTIER.
7 min |
December 2019
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Jesse James And The Road To Gallatin
The early outlaw years of Missouri’s legendary outlaw trail can be discovered on a road trip across the Show-Me state.
5 min |
December 2019
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Classic Western Art Rules The Day
The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nevada, realized over $17 million.
2 min |
December 2019
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Another Bad Man Gone To Hell
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BORDER BANDIT
8 min |
December 2019
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Gunfight In The Galiuros
Questions remain about Arizona’s worst shoot-out—even outdoing the O.K. Corral gunfight.
2 min |
February 2018
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Blessed Booze
A whiskey salesman and a Presbyterian pastor liven up the American History sale at Cowan’s Auctions.
3 min |
February 2018
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Cole Younger, American Outlaw - Shot All To Hell!
Cole Younger has to be the toughest outlaw who ever lived. In addition to having 11 slugs in his body, Cole had to guide his horse with his knees after a Northfi eld Raid defender shot away the reins to his bridle with birdshot. Pursued by more than 1,000 farmers hungry for the reward ($10,000), Cole and his two brothers were captured at Hanska Slough and taken to nearby Madelia, Minnesota. After a two-week run in the constant rain, utilizing old newspapers as bandages on multiple wounds and wading through swollen rivers, the outlaw leader finally removed his boots.
5 min |
September 2018
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Pursuing Outlaw Sam Bass
The trail of the Union Pacific train robbers leads from South Dakota to Texas.
4 min |
September 2018
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Old Wrist-Breaker
The heavy Model 1840 Cavalry Saber earned this dubious nickname, yet served for decades.
3 min |