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Could Custer Have Won?

ehoward — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:24:09 +0000

Paul Andrew Hutton receives Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for his MHQ story

Cover Story at 25

mbartels — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000

Wild West celebrates 25 years in publishing with a collection of all of the covers that have appeared since our premier issue in June 1988.

Letter from MHQ, Winter 2013

ehoward — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:06:07 +0000

"In war, truth is the first casualty," wrote the Greek poet Aeschylus. And Americans are as adept as anyone at trimming inconvenient truths from history to create and immortalize war heroes: Davy Crockett at the Alamo, Alvin York at the …

American Experience: Custer's Last Stand - Television Review

Gerald Swick — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:54:50 +0000

Stephen Ives' "Custer's Last Stand" on American Experience is more concerned with exploring the myth of Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn than in presenting a blow-by-blow description.

Dinosaur Wars in the American West

Gerald Swick — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:58:20 +0000

American Experience - Dinosaur Wars examines the fight over fossils between Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope in the American West.

New West Showgirls Show Old West Graves

David Lauterborn — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:43:17 +0000

Bob Stinson likes to photograph modern Las Vegas showgirls at the graves of Old West characters like Doc Holliday, a unusual tribute to the dancehall girls who filled the dreams of cowboys on the trail.

'American Experience' Explores Wyatt Earp

Gerald Swick — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:37:53 +0000

The life of controversial lawman Wyatt Earp is the subject of an episode of American Experience on PBS. This History Net article includes an interview with the show's writer, producer and director, Rob Rapley.

The Killing of Dora Hand

David Lauterborn — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:24:25 +0000

In October 1878, Texas cowboy Spike Kenedy went gunning for Dodge City Mayor Dog Kelley, his rival for the affections of stage performer Dora Hand. In a tragic twist of fate, Kenedy instead shot Hand, sparking a determined manhunt.

100 Greatest Western Movies

Gerald Swick — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:24:54 +0000

A panel of experts selected the 100 greatest Western movies of all time. History Net offers you a chance to vote for your top choice and asks what movies were overlooked, which ones don't belong, and what is the most historically accurate Western.

What Movies Most Accurately Reflect the Historic Old West?

Gerald Swick — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:08:33 +0000

Which movies have done the best job of reflecting the historic Old West, as opposed to the sensationalized view many have adopted?