Guns
How the Sharps Rifle Became A Legendary Sharpshooter of the West
“…being armed with breech-loaders they [the Sharpshooters] could lie low, and without changing position reload and fire ten…
Life in the West
How Barbed Wire Tamed the West’s “Wild” Era
On November 28, 1965, a local television station in North Texas aired a special about a discovery outside…
Guns
Colt Peacemaker: How the Colt Single Action Army Won the West
When the smoke cleared from the side lot of C. S. Fly’s photography studio, just six doors down…
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…
Life in the West
Chuckwagon Chow: 8 Cattle-Drive Foods Cowboys Ate on the Trail
Cowboy life in the Old West can best be described as nomadic: we’re talking true cowboys who drove…
Life in the West
10 Wild West Facts of Everyday Life on the Frontier
You may have watched every episode of Bonanza, died of dysentery playing Oregon Trail, and read all the…
Life in the West
Everything You Need to Know About Cowboy Chaps
There is an indelible image of the cowboy: the wide-brimmed hat whose color hinges on one’s ethical alignment.…
History
When Did the Wild West Really End?
The Wild West is a more nebulous term than you may think, so when the era ended is…
History
7 Strange but True Stories of the American West
From a distasteful painting that got people killed, to the unlikely location of a Civil War battle, these…
Guns
10 Famous Guns of the Old West, from Revolvers to Rifles
No single gun won the West, but these ten firearms certainly carved a niche in its history. The…
History
Taos Lightning: Old West Whiskey That Made Hair Fall Off the Chihuahua
According to legend, one sip of the 50-proof whiskey made from rich New Mexico wheat was all it took to make one think he had been struck by lightning.
Life in the West
17 Old West Insults, from Greenhorns to Bluebellies and Everything in Between
Folks in the Old West may have been rough, dirty, and trigger-happy, but that doesn’t mean they were…