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…
Outlaws
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…
Lawmen
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…
Lost Mines & Treasure
7 Intriguing Stories of Lost Treasure in Utah
Come to think of it, Utah would be a great place to hide something. First, it is vast.…
Lost Mines & Treasure
7 Tantalizing Stories of Lost Treasure in Oregon
Even if all you had to go on was what you learned in movies, you probably know that…
People
13 Bizarre Facts About Liver-Eating Johnson, the Revenge-Seeking, Cannibalistic Mountain Man
Have you ever watched the 1972 Western movie Jeremiah Johnson, starring Robert Redford as the title character? Good…
Women
The Wives of Wyatt Earp, from Aurilla Sutherland to Sadie Marcus
Wyatt Earp spent his Old West career walking the fine line between lawman and outlaw, so it should…
Outlaws
Curly Bill Brocius: Was He Really Shot and Killed by Wyatt Earp?
William “Curly Bill” Brocius was only on Arizona’s Old West scene for a little more than three years,…
Lawmen
8 Famous (and Infamous) Sheriffs of the Old West
The Old West had a reputation for being a lawless place and time. With all the gun-toting, cattle…
Women
Soiled Doves: 5 Famous Prostitutes of the Old West
The vast majority of the settlers, trappers, prospectors, and outlaws of the Old West were men. Lonely, horny men.
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…
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…