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Law and Order on the Overland Trails

Each traveler was a marching ordnance department.

Dreaming Nevada

Adventures await across the Silver State for the visitor who loves small towns and history.

Kansas's Santa Fe Trail

Traversing the Sunflower State from Leavenworth to Dodge City

Christopher Mitchum

The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career.

An Arizona Adventure

The Earp brothers' trail from Prescott to Tombstone is a treasure trove of historic sites.

Tamer of Raton Pass

“Uncle Dick” Wootton helped build a nation with his Santa Fe Trail

Tombstone on the Cutting Room Floor

Historians, actors and film critics weigh in on Kevin Jarre’s original script—and whether it should be remade and finally get its due.

Truth in Black and White

The multitalented actor who played Johnny Ringo in tombstone reflects on Kevin Jarre’s script and the film’s production.

Was It Suicide or Doc?

Doc Holliday did not kill John Ringo. Nor did Wyatt Earp kill him. Most of the important evidence has already been presented by others here.

Where History Happens

Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns.

Did Doc Kill Ringo?

ONCE AND FOR ALL, HISTORIANS SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE TRAGIC DEMISE OF THE LEGENDARY GUNFIGHTER.

Chile Queens

"For two centuries, locals and visitors to the public plazas of San Antonio, Texas, dined on the famous fiery cuisine."

Bruce Boxleitner

"James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career."

Ask the Marshall — Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs

Was the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, an integrated saloon during 1876 to 1886, the height of the cattle drive era? This rare interior photo of Chalk Beeson's famous Front Street bar shows bartender Lo Warren (front, right), a Black bartender and cowboys sitting at the rear of the saloon.

Native History Celebrated Large

Only months old, the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City is dedicated to truth-telling.

MR.AUTHENTICITY

TRUE WEST’S FIREARMS EDITOR PHIL SPANGENBERGER HAS SPENT DECADES GUN COACHING MANY OF HOLLYWOOD’S TOP ACTORS, WHILE ADDING AUTHENTICITY TO FILMS, WHEREVER HE COULD. HERE ARE HIS RECOLLECTIONS OF A COLORFUL CAREER IN MOVIES AND TV.

BRAVES AND BADGES

EARLY AMERICAN INDIAN POLICE PLAYED A STRONG ROLE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST.

He Missed the Scoop

John Clum was busy when the Tombstone street fight took place.

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

The oil-enriched town preserves and celebrates its Western heritage.

Three Cheers for Hospitality

The Harvey Girls of yesteryear set the standard for uniform customer service across the West.

The Most Well-Known, Unknown Western Illustrator

A.R. Mitchell’s paintings are so “moving.”

WHAT HISTORY HAS TAUGHT ME

BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, U.S. SENATOR, ARTIST, OLYMPIAN

Tombstone's Naked Chef

Isaac “Little Jakey” Jacobs raced his way into history.

THE LAST FRONTIER

EDWARD CURTIS’S FINAL ADVENTURE

Virginia City, Montana

This city struck it rich with a well-preserved ghost town.

Spark on the Prairie

Hit the road across Oklahoma and Texas to discover the history behind the Warren Wagon Train Raid and the Kiowa Indian Trial of 1871.

THE GIFT OF COCHISE

TRUE WEST’S HISTORICAL CONSULTANT FONDLY REMEMBERS HIS MOST TREASURED BIRTHDAY GIFT.

SHADOW CATCHER

THE MAN WHO SAVED 100 NATIONS

RIDE THAT TRAIN!

HISTORIC RAIL EXCURSIONS AWAIT THE ADVENTUROUS ACROSS THE WEST.

THE LAST RIDE OF BONNIE McCARROLL

AN ON-THE-SCENE ACCOUNT YOU’VE LIKELY NEVER HEARD UNTIL NOW.