Freeda Hartzell: That Other ‘Champion Rifle Shot of the World’
Among those to follow in Annie Oakley's footsteps was trick-shooting prodigy Freeda Hartzell.
George Custer and the ‘Other’ 7th Cavalry
Before George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry made its mark out West, the 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was busy battling Plains Indians.
Law and Some Disorder in the Old West
Most Old West lawmen did laudable duty, some even became famous—but a few others stood out by working both sides of the law
Book Review: Tombstone
Tom Clavin completes an entertaining trilogy with this treatment of Tombstone, the Earps and the Cowboys
Charles Flinn: The Brutal Murderer Known as ‘Mortimer’
Sentenced to hang, a brutal California stalker and murderer known as ‘Mortimer’ inspired a rescue attempt, confessed to a conspiracy and feigned insanity
The ‘Most Daring Train Robbery’ at Mound Valley
Kansas' ‘Billy the Kid’ Chadburn teamed up with two other fugitives to ‘turn a trick’ that would bring them cash—and likely more notoriety than they wanted
Death and Honor on Bloody Island
This onetime sandbar in the Mississippi River off St. Louis was the scene of duels between "gentlemen."
Book Review: Ride the Devil’s Herd
John Boessenecker pores over the history behind that most legendary of Western gun battles near Tombstone's O.K. Corral
Book Review: Photographing Texas
Texas historian Richard Selcer presents images from "Fort Worth Five" photographer John Swartz and brothers
Book Review: The Real Dirt
Jim Motavalli profiles 17 frontier figures, both legends and little-known characters
Book Review: Where the Rivers Ran Red
Michael Donahue's well-researched book chronicles the Indian fights of George Armstrong Custer
America’s Worst Wildfire: The Big Burn of 1910
In the summer of 1910, the largest wildfire in U.S. history ravaged the drought-stricken northern Rockies, burning millions of acres of forest and killing scores of people
Elaine Horwitch: The Mother of Southwest Pop
The Tucson Museum of Art honors the art dealer who had a big hand in fostering new Western art
Charles E. Rankin: Bound to the Western Story
The retired University of Oklahoma Press chief editor isn’t about to ride off into the sunset
Book Review: “Horses Worn to Mere Shadows”
Robert Watt presents the stirring second volume of his trilogy about Mimbreño Apache Chief Victorio
