Ghost Towns
12 Ghost Towns in Arizona with Wild & Woolly Histories
Arizona’s boom-and-bust mining history left hundreds of ghost towns in its wake. Here’s a look at some of…
Women
Big Nose Kate: A Fiercely Independent Life on the Frontier
Down to even the size of her nose, it seems there’s no detail about Big Nose Kate and…
News
Will ‘Horizon’ Fair Better Than Kevin Costner’s Epic ’90s Western Box Office Bomb?
Kevin Costner mortgaged prime waterfront property in Santa Barbara to fund Horizon: An American Saga, but will it…
People
Did Davy Crockett Really Die a Hero’s Death at the Alamo?
Remember the Alamo? That’s not a battle cry. It’s a legitimate question. If you dozed off during high…
People
10 Facts About John Moses Browning, the “Father of Modern Firearms”
The Old West wouldn’t have been the Old West without John Browning — or at least without his…
Arts & Entertainment
9 Things You May Not Know About Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger
Dozens of actors have played and voiced the Lone Ranger since 1933, but none embodied the aura of…
Women
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 promised 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 & Shows on Netflix, Ranked (September 2023)
Netflix might 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…