Big Wheel on the RiverThe man who taught Mark Twain how to pilot a steamboat built a northwestern empire.
Born June 6, 1822, in Springboro, Ohio, John C. Ainsworth was orphaned at 11, quit school at 13 and worked in his uncle’…
Angels and the Bad Men—and WomenFarcountry Press, $14.95
Deadwood’s story, as revealed in Deadwood Saints and Sinners (Farcountry Press, $14.95) by Jerry Bryant and Barbara Fife…
The Jaybird-Woodpecker War
The Jaybird-Woodpecker War has the most colorful name in Texas feuds. It supposedly came from a black man who sang songs about those birds. The confli…
New Doc Photo Discovery?A museum in Silver City believes Doc Holliday can be seen in a local historical photograph.
Look closely at the street scene from Silver City, New Mexico. Notice the skinny cat standing by the third stagecoach wi…
Ike Clanton’s Last Ride
Ike Clanton managed to survive the “Gunfight Near the OK Corral” by running away after the shooting started and Wyatt Earp’s vendetta ride after the a…
When Good Horses Were Ridden Down
One of the longest posse chases in Arizona history came after the attempted robbery of the Benson Stage on March 15, 188…
Rock Springs Massacre
Tensions over Chinese immigrant labor came to a head in Rock Springs, Wyoming on September 2, 1885. White workers were u…
O.K. FightThe Earps & Doc Holliday vs The Clantons & McLaurys
“Three Men Hurled into Eternity in the Duration of a Moment” October 26, 1881 The Earp brothers and John Henry “Doc” Hol…
Getting to Know Doc and WyattNovelist Mary Doria Russell reveals her inspiration for writing about Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral.
Top 6 Art Museums of the West 2016Top Western art museums honor the past and present
Wyatt Earp Myth BustersThe truth about three enduring Earp legends.
Did Wyatt Arrest Ben Thompson? This alleged arrest has driven researchers batty for decades. The most famous account appears in Stuart Lake’s Wyatt E…
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