
10 Important Battles & Fights of the Great Sioux War
These ten battles shaped the future of the Great Plains and its inhabitants. From the 1850s to the…
These ten battles shaped the future of the Great Plains and its inhabitants. From the 1850s to the…
There is an indelible image of the cowboy: the wide-brimmed hat whose color hinges on one’s ethical alignment.…
Meet seven courageous Native American women who impacted the history of the Old West. Old West history and…
The life and legacy of Isaac Parker, the “Hanging Judge,” was more complicated than his name suggests. The…
Notorious outlaw Cherokee Bill once killed a man while he was appealing to the Supreme Court for another…
Calamity Jane was a legend of Old West lore more famous for being famous than anything else. Her…
Annie Oakley was no pioneer, but Little Miss Sureshot is arguably the single most famous woman of the…
Humans have been creating rock art since paleolithic times. The oldest known of which (so far) is cave…
The Conestoga wagon was an icon of Western expansion, but it is often misunderstood. Conestoga wagons were important…
The Cheyenne’s Dog Soldiers, one of the most famous groups of Indigenous warriors in North America, fought until…
When it comes to Old West towns, most people think of empty dirt streets filled with tumbleweeds and…
The Wild West is a more nebulous term than you may think, so when the era ended is…