western history

Brave Hearted Women: The Women Of The American West

We talk with author Katie Hickman about her new book and some of its standout women who migrated West...

Tom Horn Hangs Tough

More than a century after the West’s most notorious trial, people can’t stop talking about the epic life and...

Will Rogers: A Hero For All Times

As Will Rogers’ The Illiterate Digest turns 100, the crucial quest goes on to enrich the legacy of “America’s...

Riding For The Brand: The Ballad Of Bob Fudge

This cowboy saga, immortalized in song, comes from the true-life adventures of a Texas trail driver and Montana-Wyoming cowboy...

The Strange Saga Of Buffalo Bill And The Indian Wars

In 1913, the U.S. government helped facilitate Buffalo Bill Cody’s epic film about the final battles between Native Americans...

The Real Mary Fields

Come to 1880s Montana and meet the first African American woman Star Route mail carrier in the United States....

Saving Rodeo History: The Conservation Project

They ain't just pretty to look at. Photos contain history, and the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts...

Preserving Western Pulp Fiction With Centuries of Western Dime-Novels

Dime-novel enthusiasts at two universities are cataloguing and digitizing the stories that thrilled generations of Western fans more than...