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Hickok's Twist of Fate
WILD BILL'S 1870 DRUNKEN BRAWL WITH CUSTER'S TROOPERS IS AS LEGENDARY AS THE MAN OF MANY NAMES HE KILLED.
Crazy Horse's Final Vision
THE PROPHETIC LAKOTA LEADER'S FINAL DAYS STILL HAUNT US TODAY.
A HERO'S JOURNEY FROM WAR TO PEACE
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BETRAYAL OF ARMY SCOUT CHATO IS STILL A STAIN ON AMERICAN HISTORY.
Alaska's Wild West
Adventure and history await discovery across the last frontier state.
The Beehive State
Utah has been a leader in apiary science for crop pollination and honey production for over 150 years.
HISTORIC HOTELS, SALOONS AND RANCHES
THE WEST'S BEST hotels, saloons, restaurants and dude ranches , , are among the most tangible ties to America's frontier past. Outlaws, lawmen, presidents and stars of stage and screen have slept in these hotels since the late 19th and early 20th century. They drank and dined in these revered saloons and restaurants. Generations of people from all over the globe visited and kept coming back to the places which become social hubs of their communities.
A Grave Concern
About that pipe that marks the last resting place of the Daltons...
The Grand Old Park
Yellowstone, America's first National Park, celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Texas's Tangy Thirst Quencher
The origin story of the Lone Star State's Dr. Pepper is legendary.
CLASSIC GUNFIGHTS
BATTLE OF PLAZE: BAT MASTERSON VS PEACOCK & UPDEGRAFF
Red Lodge, Montana
Discover the Old West in the gateway town to America's most beautiful highway.
GUNPOWDER and Smoke
The West was immense, and frontier law enforcement sparse.
BAT MASTERSON
THE DEADLY AND DANGEROUS LIFE OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED WYATT EARP
Get Out of Dodge!
SINCE DODGE CITY WAS FOUNDED 150 YEARS AGO, THE KANSAS COWTOWN IS STILL THE REIGNING QUEEN OF THE WEST.
The West's Worst Shootout
The tragedy at Goingsnake left 11 men dead-and a lot of questions.
THE WILDEST TOWN IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA'S EARLY YEARS AS A FRONTIER OUTPOST WERE VIOLENT, DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE.
Casper, Wyoming
The historic trail town celebrates its Western heritage all year round.
The Earps' Flight After the Fight
The lawmen’s route from Arizona to New Mexico and Colorado is a grand adventure.
Texas's Quanah Parker Trail
Discover the life of the legendary Comanche following the arrows in the Lone Star State.
The End of an Era
Texans drove their last great herds north in the 1880s.
Slaughter in Seven Rivers
BILLY WILSON AND TOM PICKETT ESCAPED THE NOOSE FOR THE SENSELESS MURDERS OF FOUR HISPANOS IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
Eye for Eye
L.J. Martin makes a movie.
DANIEL BOONE'S YELLOW STONE HUNT
FACT OR FICTION?
Mother of Exiles
Immigration to the West in 1883 transformed the country.
Trailing Them North
Follow the Western Cattle Trail from Bandera, Texas, to Miles City, Montana.
On the True Grit Trails
Travel across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Colorado and discover the real and imagined locations of the iconic novel and 1969 film's locations.
Wyoming's Colorful Characters
Hit the road where the famous roamed across the Cowboy State.
My Top Ten Favorite Movie Moments
True West’s Firearms Editor applauds authenticity.
Rocky Mountain Bonanzas
Explore mining history from Cripple Creek to Grand Encampment.
Leavenworth, Kansas
The First City of the Sunflower State celebrates its Western heritage.