Arts & Entertainment
70+ Best Western Tattoo Ideas: Traditional, Minimalist, and Realistic Styles
Traditional American tattoos may be rooted in the open seas of the 1800s, but vast Western landscapes inspired…
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…
Life in the West
43 Western Boy Names that Pay Homage to the Frontier
With its legendary figures and larger-than-life tales, the American West is a gold mine of first name ideas.…
Lawmen
Virgil Earp: The Real Frontier Marshal of Tombstone
Wyatt Earp may be lionized for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but Virgil Earp…
People
Josephine Earp: Adventurous Woman of the West
When Josephine Marcus Earp died in Los Angeles on December 19, 1944, her small memorial attracted little attention…
Arts & Entertainment
Is ‘Tombstone’ a True Story? Here’s What’s Accurate (and Not)
The dramatic storyline in Tombstone may seem pulled straight from a Ned Buntline dime novel, but its script…
Outlaws
Was Ike Clanton Really the Loudmouth Coward of Tombstone?
When the dust settled on the most infamous gunfight in the West, three men lay dying in the…
Arts & Entertainment
6 ‘Tombstone’ Filming Locations You Can Still Visit Today
An epic cast, iconic one-liners and old school showdowns make Tombstone one of the best Western movies ever,…
Arts & Entertainment
Tombstone vs. Wyatt Earp: Which Movie’s Best?
Tombstone is firmly in the pantheon of the greatest Western movies ever made, and Wyatt Earp was mostly…
Arts & Entertainment
I’m Your Huckleberry: The Meaning of Doc Holliday’s Iconic Line
One of the best quotes in Tombstone is also one of the most argued and least understood. But…
Life in the West
Essential Facts About the Transcontinental Railroad: A History
When the Golden Spike connected Central Pacific and Union Pacific rails at Promontory Summit, Utah, in May 1869,…
Arts & Entertainment
14 Vintage Old West Magazines You Can Still Find Today
The 1960s and ’70s ushered in a golden era of Old West magazine publishing, and today these aged-but-entertaining…