The Magnificent Robert Vaughn, 1932-2016
Actor Robert Vaughn died today at the age of 83. Born in New York City on November 22, 1932, Vaughn enjoyed a lengthy ca…
Boone Helm
Boone Helm was a bad man through and through. Born in Kentucky in 1828, he moved West for opportunity and mayhem. He rep…
What Led to the O.K. Corral Gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona Territory?
What led to the O.K. Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona Territory? Axel Doling Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The lead-up is pretty compli…
Portrait of a Mountain ManAn artist famous for his majestic Rocky Mountain landscapes may have painted a likeness of Jim Bridger.
Albert Bierstadt legitimized the Western American landscape as a serious subject, first bringing to the East and the wor…
In Search of Cowboy Ground Zero
In the spring of 2013, I traveled to Spain to see if I could locate Cowboy Ground Zero. My theory was, if I could find the source of the Spanish conqu…
The Hashknife
The arrival of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in 1881 opened up the virgin grasslands of northern Arizona to large sc…
North to MontanaNelson Story’s epic cattle drive 150 years ago is the perfect road trip from Texas to Montana in 2016.
Ever wondered what kind of man would risk making a cattle drive from Texas to Montana and not even reach Virginia City u…
Tecumseh and The Battle of Tippecanoe
If Tecumseh had his way, American expansion would have ended at the Ohio River. The Shawnee leader believed that the lan…
Daniel Boone: Passing the TorchThe backwoodsman’s remarkable hunts out west foreshadowed the exploits of our iconic Mountain Men.
The Life and Legend of Hugh O’BrianTributes: Hugh O’Brian • 1925-2016
The Doomed Prince of the Pistoleers
James Butler Hickok, born on a farm in northern Illinois in 1837, leaves home at age 18, gravitating to Kansas Territory, with his brother Lorenzo, in…
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