People
The Many Lives of Olive Oatman, Tattooed Captive of the West
In the summer of 1850, the Oatman family headed west with visions of a promise land in the…
Outlaws
The Brief & Heinous Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang
The Rufus Buck gang’s exploits didn’t last long, but they were brutal enough to quickly go down in…
Life in the West
The Reality of Dying of Consumption in the Old West
If you could hop into a DeLorean time machine and go back to an Old West saloon, one…
Arts & Entertainment
The 10 Best Spaghetti Westerns Ever Made
Have you ever wondered why they call it a “Spaghetti Western?” What does a delicious pasta dish have…
Arts & Entertainment
Best Western Movies on Netflix Right Now (May 2023)
Netflix may not have the deepest Western library, but it does offer refreshing takes on some of the…
Arts & Entertainment
10 Mark Maggiori Prints that Capture the Spirit of the West
Few contemporary artists have done more to replenish Western art with fresh viewpoints as Mark Maggiori, whose recent…
People
9 Fascinating Facts About Virgil Earp, Noble Lawman
Wyatt Earp may be lionized for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but Virgil Earp…
People
Shanghai Kelly: San Francisco’s King Crimp
In the last half of the 1800s, the bustling port town of San Francisco, which grew out of…
Life in the West
Chuckwagon Chow: 8 Cattle-Drive Foods Cowboys Ate on the Trail
Cowboy life in the Old West can best be described as nomadic: we’re talking true cowboys who drove…
People
Big Jim Courtright: 9 Things 1883 Didn’t Tell Us about the Old West Lawman
If you are a fan of the Paramount+ series Yellowstone (and who isn’t?), you were probably thrilled when…
People
The Invisibly Adventurous Life of Josephine Marcus Earp
When Josephine Marcus Earp died in Los Angeles on December 19, 1944, her small memorial attracted little attention…
People
11 Reasons Why Kid Curry Was the Wildest of the Wild Bunch
Many of the most notorious names in Old West outlaw history somehow ended up banding together in one…