Places
16 Iconic Landmarks on the Oregon Trail
The many forts, rocks, springs and other landmarks along the Oregon Trail kept settlers from losing not just…
Arts & Entertainment
10 Blood Meridian Quotes That Define Cormac McCarthy’s West
Cormac McCarthy uses disturbing imagery, memorable characters, and the sparse hopelessness of the American Southwest to convince us…
Life in the West
17 Cowboy Insults: From Western Greenhorns to Bluebellies
Folks in the Old West may have been rough, dirty, and trigger-happy, but that doesn’t mean they were…
People
10 Facts You May Not Know About Quanah Parker, the “Last Chief of the Comanche”
The most famous of the Comanches was Quanah Parker, who led them in their last days as an independent power and into life on reservations.
History
10 Native American Mythical Creatures, from Thunderbirds to Skinwalkers
From the Sphinx of ancient Egypt to the dragons of China and the Minotaur of ancient Greece, one…