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Morgan Woodward
The villain Matt Dillon couldn’t stop killin’.
The Big Fight
A deadly Texas shootout is little remembered today.
The Man Who Redeemed The Hamer Name
SCREENWRITER JOHN FUSCO MAKES GOOD ON HIS PLEDGE TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE TAKEDOWN OF BONNIE & CLYDE.
A Long And Twisted Trail
THE BYZANTINE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PANCHO VILLA, A CHICAGO REPORTER, BILLY THE KID, BONNIE & CLYDE AND BRUSHY BILL.
Mapping Our Way
Covering New Mexico’s history, from Spanish Colonial to the Mexican Republic to the territory years.
A Woman's Work is Never Done
The famed cowboy artist’s equal treatment of men and women keeps his art in the top spot.
The Secret Artillery
Denied a role at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, this Gatling gun crew gives Custerphiles another view of the ill-fated fight.
High Times in the Bitterroots
Historic downtown Wallace, Idaho, celebrates its Wild West past.
A Holdup for the Ages
The Reno Gang’s first train robbery set the stage for the Wild West’s robber bands of brothers.
The Strangest Adoption in the History of the West
The little-known and bizarre border saga of Santa Anna’s gringo son.
Crossroads of the West
A heartland oasis, Kearney, Nebraska, celebrates its Western heritage year round.
Comstock Inferno
Would the world ’s richest mine survive the Comstock Fire?
From Slavery To Cattle King
“80 John” Wallace pursued his dream and became a millionaire Texas rancher.
Hell On Wheels
Travel across Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming to discover how the Union Pacific Railroad built the West 150 years ago.
Horrors Of Stage Station Grub
A hefty price for food prepared in less-than-sanitary conditions.
Virginia City, Montana
Walk the boardwalks, ride the train and spend the night in a National Historic Landmark.
Beyond Awesome
The Grandeur of the West in Western Art.
The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas
The short, but violent, run of Ellsworth.
She's So Money
Sacagawea and her sculptor on coin bring riches to the auction block.
Breaking Broncs With The Bow-Gun Boys
A famous pioneer photographer recounts the last busting at a historic Montana cow camp.
Mollie's Miracle
C.S. Fly’s industrious wife saved historical views of Territorial Arizona from going up in flames.
Mark Twain's Vittles And Viands
Meals by stage, restaurant and campfire.
Black Hills And Gold Dust
The Sioux lost their sacred land due to the 1874 discovery.
America's Cowboys Get Their Due
An iconic saddler’s shop houses a heritage Nevada museum that honors the first cowboys.
Bizarro's Take on American Indians
DAN PIRARO GREW UP WANTING TO LOOK INDIAN AND ENDED UP PAYING HOMAGE TO THEM WITH HIS HUMOR.
A Daring Sense Of Humor
Yuma Bill enjoyed a good joke while scouting for the U.S. Army.
Hell On Wheels Meals
Transcontinental Railroaders chowed down on oysters and bullets.
Virginia City, Nevada: Queen Of The Comstock
The historic city remains the crown jewel of the Silver State’s mining towns.
The Toughest News in the West
The Tombstone Epitaph lives on…and on.
In Wine There Is Truth
Word Spinning The most celebrated duel in recent Western films wasn’t fought with guns or bowie knives, but words: in 1993’s Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s “Doc” Holliday and Michael Biehn’s John Ringo face off in the Oriental Saloon and exchange slings and arrows in Latin. Here, for those who slept through Latin class, is a translation and analysis of the confrontation.