People
Women of the Wild West
There is not one singular definition of a Wild West woman: the history of the pioneer American West…
People
Nat Love: Adventures of a Former Slave, Black Cowboy, and Teller of Tall Tales
Nat Love, the former slave turned Old West cowboy, lived a colorful life during a pivotal time in…
Outlaws
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…
Women
The Short, Tragic Life of Mattie Blaylock, Wyatt Earp’s Second Wife
Celia Ann “Mattie” Blaylock was a prostitute and the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp, a western frontiersman famous…
People
10 Fascinating Facts About Jack Swilling, the Founder of Phoenix
John William “Jack” Swilling was a pioneer, mine owner, rancher, and prospector in the Arizona territory. He is…
Lawmen
8 Interesting Facts About the Arizona Rangers
The bigger, older, and more legendary Texas Rangers may get all the glory, yet the small and mighty…
People
Famous Train Robbers of the Wild West & Their Most Infamous Hold-Ups
The American West’s most notorious train robbers include a violent killer, members of organized gangs, and criminals who…
Lawmen
Dallas Stoudenmire and the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight
The Old West earned a reputation for being a dangerous and deadly place. Perhaps, it was stories of…
People
10 Facts You May Not Know About Quanah Parker, the “Last Chief of the Comanche”
The most famous of the Comanches was Quanah Parker, who led them in their last days as an independent power and into life on reservations.
People
Tom Jeffords and Cochise: Blood Brothers of Arizona
A prospector, scout, frontiersman, and the superintendent of overland mail for the Arizona territory, Thomas Jeffords was a…