History

Clever Warriors, Horrible Violence

From the 1539 Hernando de Soto expedition to the Battle of Bear Valley in 1918, the visually impressive and...

Native Americans in the Civil War

In the midst of a war fought on land that once was theirs, over a nation that denied them...

Haunted Hotels in the West

Stay at some of the most haunted hotels out West — if you dare.

Seward’s Alaska Purchase

What could have been the real-estate boondoggle of the century turned out to be a boon for the Old...

Taste of the West

C&I charts the people, places, dishes, and gear that define Western eats. The tale of food in the West...

The Texas Antiques Show That Started it All

We look back at half a century of Round Top Antiques Week and how it began with one woman...

Wild West Alaska

Alaska Day commemorates the 1867 transfer of the territory from Russia to the United States. These characters took the...

Taste of the West: Our Favorite Carbs

There’s no such thing as a carb-free diet in the West.