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Abilene's Man With A Star

Explore the Great Plains from Wyoming to Kansas and discover the truth behind the stories of legendary Western lawman “Bear River” Tom Smith.

A Match Made In Paris

FAMED FRENCH ARTIST ROSA BONHEUR’S FASCINATION WITH BUFFALO BILLAND HIS WILD WEST INSPIRED A FRIENDSHIP AND ARTWORK FOR THE AGES.

Grand Tradition

The Prix de West at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum still rides high.

Franco Nero

The once and future “Django” is still a star 55 years after being cast in his first Western role.

The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs

The Coen Brothers latest film celebrates the Western with their famous brand of dark humor.

The Final Nail in the Apache Kid's Coffin

EVIDENCE POINTS TO DEMISE OF RENEGADE WANTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

The Art Of The West

Artists’ interpretations of Western history, then and now

True West Presents An Inside Look At Maynard Dixon's American West

A HISTORIC SHOW HONORING THE WEST’S GREATEST ARTIST“Maynard Dixon’s American West” is based on Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West’s “Maynard Dixon’s American West” exhibition, which debuts October 14, 2019, and Mark Sublette’s accompanying catalog Maynard Dixon’s American West: Along the Distant Mesa (Mark Sublette, Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, 2019).Wild Horses of Nevada by Maynard Dixon circa 1927, oil on canvas– COURTESY KARGES FAMILY TRUST –

The Deadliest Enemy

How stalwart cattle ranchers in the Lone Star State survived the Big Dry Up.

When Mrs. Satan Ran For President

The “most immoral woman” paved a path in history as a political trailblazer.

Gourmet Glitz at Gateway to the West

The Campbells hosted the most extravagant parties in St. Louis.

Wind River Hotel and Casino Riverton, Wyoming

Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime event, “The Great American Eclipse,” at the Wind River Hotel and Casino on August 21, 2017.

Miss Yakama Nation's Yakama War

Emily Washines brings together historic enemies to rewrite history.

Dead Men Tell Tales

A web series aimed at the younger generation gets transformed into a movie.

Cold-Blooded Conman

Greedy Louis Eytinge made Arizona Territory shudder over his psychopathic crimes.

And The War Begins

The 1862 Battle of Apache Pass starts the conflict between the U.S. and Apache Nation.

Never Wasted A Bullet

Yanosha Was One Of Geronimo’s Bravest Chiricahua Apache Warriors.

Magic City Of The Plains

Old West heritage is celebrated in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Custer's Last Strand

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

Hollywood's Flintlock Fakery

For decades, moviemakers used centerfire, metallic-cased cartridge guns with wdummy flintlocks to emulate the real thing.

One Proud Hostile

A conversation with Wes Studi, fresh off his blockbuster portrayal of the chief yellow hawk and marking the 25th anniversary of his role as Geronimo.

The Eagle Sacrifice

Why did Hopis capture eagles? Les Freeman Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Another Trail of Tears

The effort to relocate the Seminoles was costly and deadly for both sides.

Romance And The Buffalo Hunt

The lady Charles M. Russell would wed improved his study and treatment of frontier buffalo hunts.

Fish Tales

Buffalo Bill’s inn inspired guests to fish for salmon and trout.

The Planting of Judge Roy Bean

How the “Law West of the Pecos” got his start.

Unlikely Saddle Pards

Frederic remington and Powhatan Clarke became eternal friends riding the trails of old arizona.

The Western Dreams of a Nobel Outlaw

Mama, take this badge off of me I can’t use it anymore It’s getting’ dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.—Bob Dylan, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”

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.