Red Cloud often gets third billing—behind Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse—in the annals of Sioux history, but that is selling short his historic contributions, says R. Eli Paul, editor of the great chief's autobiography

In the February issue of Wild West, readers chime in on the Fort Worth Five photograph, Finn Burnett and the very much alive town of Columbia, Calif.

Prolific writer Johnny D. Boggs excels at stories of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, the Civil War, baseball and Western films.

California-based author Lee Silva has earned his reputation as a Western historian, Old West firearms expert and Wyatt Earp authority.

In his new Encyclopedia of Westward Expansion, Jim Crutchfield ably covers the frontier, from long hunters to the Army of the West.

Allen and Patty Eckman found a new home in Rapid City, S.D., and the inspiration to drive their unique sculpting method.

Buck Taylor, former cast member of the TV series Gunsmoke, now creates historically themed paintings and posters for various rodeos.

With his monumental bronze The Birthplace of the Legend, Charlie Norton has re-created Bill Cody’s legendary buffalo-hunting contest in Oakley, Kansas.

Whom do you consider the most significant Lakota (Sioux) of the Old West: Sitting Bull, a warrior turned spiritual leader and Little Bighorn participant; Crazy Horse, another Little Bighorn participant and a relentless warrior in other battles; Red Cloud, a warrior and chief who beat the U.S. Army in a war named for him; or another?