Guns
What Does it Mean to Go Heeled?
In one of the more memorable quotes from Tombstone, Wyatt Earp—played by Kurt Russell—responds to Johnny Tyler’s bold…
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…
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 Wild West, from Revolvers to Rifles
Contrary to popular mythology, no single gun won the West, but these ten firearms certainly carved a niche…
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…