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Curly Bill Brocius Shot and Killed by Wyatt Earp: Fake News or the Real Deal?
William “Curly Bill” Brocius was only on Arizona’s Old West scene for a little more than three years,…
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7 Facts about Johnny Ringo You Won’t Learn from Movies
Johnny Ringo was a charismatic, B-list thug with an A-list reputation in American West history. Best known as…
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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…
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7 Facts About Tom Horn, Elusive Gun-for-Hire
Historians have tried for years to come to grips with the enigmatic and dark character of Tom Horn…
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8 Murderous Facts about John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin was one of the Old West’s most notorious killers: a ruthless outlaw who once killed…
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Soiled Doves of the Old West: Strictly Business
The vast majority of the settlers, trappers, prospectors, and outlaws of the Old West were men. Lonely, horny men.
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General Stephen Watts Kearny: Old West Explorer, Peacekeeper and Lawmaker
A lifelong military man, General Stephen Kearny fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. It…
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Women of the Wild West
There is not one singular definition of a Wild West woman: the history of the pioneer American West…
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George Wiley Paul Hunt, Arizona’s Ambitious First Governor
George W. P. Hunt, the “Grand Old Man of Arizona,” was Arizona’s first governor and served seven terms…
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The Complicated Legacy of Peacemaker Ute Chief Ouray
Chief Ouray was one of the Ute people’s greatest leaders. He was the leader of the Tabeguache (Uncompahgre)…
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Nat Love: Adventures of a Former Slave, Black Cowboy, and Teller of Tall Tales
Nat Love certainly knew how to market himself. Without a doubt, the former slave turned Old West cowboy…
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Laura Bullion: The Thorny Rose of the Old West
When an 85-year-old Memphis seamstress died in 1961, she was buried beneath a tombstone with three lines of…