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The Most Dangerous Street In America

In the 1870s, Lincoln, New Mexico Territory, Was the Murder Capital of America.

C.M. Russell Rides Again

The namesake museum’s annual auction grossed $4.7 million for its educational programs.

Hartley Of The West

New England actress reflects on how she went to California and became a cowgirl.

Glasgow, Montana

The Old West thrives in the wild river country of the Missouri Breaks.

The Real Doc

Josiah Gordon Scurlock ain’t the guy made famous as Billy the Kid’s sidekick in Young Guns.

Lost And Found In American History

Nebraska had long searched for this piece of its heritage.

The Best Of The Texas Rangers

IN FICTION

Reel Or Real Frontier Fare

Another helping for Hoss.

Cole Younger, American Outlaw - Shot All To Hell!

Cole Younger has to be the toughest outlaw who ever lived. In addition to having 11 slugs in his body, Cole had to guide his horse with his knees after a Northfi eld Raid defender shot away the reins to his bridle with birdshot. Pursued by more than 1,000 farmers hungry for the reward ($10,000), Cole and his two brothers were captured at Hanska Slough and taken to nearby Madelia, Minnesota. After a two-week run in the constant rain, utilizing old newspapers as bandages on multiple wounds and wading through swollen rivers, the outlaw leader finally removed his boots.

Pursuing Outlaw Sam Bass

The trail of the Union Pacific train robbers leads from South Dakota to Texas.

Old Wrist-Breaker

The heavy Model 1840 Cavalry Saber earned this dubious nickname, yet served for decades.

Did She or Didn't She?

Deadwood’s Dora DuFran is credited with coining the word “cathouse.”

Guns That Won The West

Recent firearms auctions proved profitable for sellers and buyers alike.

Surviving The Ride On The Jackass Mail

Crossing the desert proved an ordeal passengers could never forget.

Stone By Stone

Shirley McClintock has dedicated her life to preserving the history of Council Grove, Kansas.

John X. Beidler

A shotgun messenger in Old Montana left a great legacy of service and courage.

History Has Taught Me

My Biography

Traditions Of The West

Discover the best of our collective Western culture in the exhibits at the top museums of 2019.

Western Art Reached The Top Tier

The works of several Old West artists sold at high premium at the Heritage Auction.

The Tombstone Collector

Jim Melikian is True West’s “Best Western History Collector” of the year.

Who Was The Best Huckleberry?

One Doc Holliday Actor Stands Above The Rest.

Laying Track?

“El Deguello,” an old battle song originally used by Muslims to signify no quarter given.

riders of the purple sage

zane grey’s timeless novel will be staged as an opera.

on the hunt for buffalo bill

​​​​collectors bid high to land one of the earliest known images of the frontier scout.

daniel boone: passing the torch

the backwoodsman’s remarkable hunts out west foreshadowed the exploits of our iconic mountain men.

emperor of the united states

joshua abraham norton turned his lost fortune into an imperial legacy.

The Real Frank James

The glorified outlaw, and why he shed his criminal skin after the death of his younger, and more famous, brother.

The Scandalous Saddle

Women riding aside leads to dangerous (and ridiculous) saddle invention.

Cowboys And Conductors

The Old West thrives in the historic trails and rails town of Williams, Arizona.

Custer's Last Strand

Custer scholars and buffs find treasures among Glen Swanson’s Battle of the Little Big Horn relics.