western history

5 Western Ghost Towns To Visit This October

Want a real fright? Check out these Western ghost towns, rich with American history (and possibly ghosts). The American...

Western Adventure: For Hispanic Heritage Month, The Dude Ranch Capital Of The World

Wickenburg, Arizona, offers Hispanic heritage, Western history, and a helluva good time at Rancho de los Caballeros. Indigenous Roots...

How Poster Art For Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Advertised The Frontier

A new exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West shows how poster art for Col. Cody’s famous...

Who Is Circus Cowgirl? Hint: David Carradine Was Her Dad.

We go for a wild ride with Kansas Carradine, one of the best horsewomen in the world. The life...

Circus Cowgirl: Trick Rider Kansas Carradine Takes On A New Journey

The latest trick in trick rider Kansas Carradine’s impressive equestrian career? Riding 300-plus miles across remote Patagonia in the...

Annie Oakley By The Numbers

When Annie got her gun, the whole world took notice. A bull’s-eye on the shooting and exhibition circuit in...

Little Sure Shot — The Life And Times Of Champion Markswoman Annie Oakley

That’s the nickname Sitting Bull gave Annie Oakley, the champion markswoman, star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, and folk heroine for the...

Remembering Rick O’Shay And Cowboy Comic Strip Artist Stan Lynde

Almost 70 years ago, the marshal of Conniption rode into the nation’s newspapers courtesy of Montana cartoonist Stan Lynde....