History
Guns of History
Some special vintage firearms with singular Western credentials are on the market — including a war-trophy rifle once belonging to Chief...
The General Custer Trevilian Collection and Libbie’s Love Letters
A Union soldier risked his life to return the spoils of war — the intimate correspondence from Gen. Custer’s wife.
The Truth About George Armstrong Custer
In his new book, Pulitzer-winning author and historian T.J. Stiles looks deeply into the complex life of one of...
Anna Martin: Was She the First Female Bank President?
A German immigrant to the Texas Frontier, Anna Martin grew up to be the first female bank president in...
Hitched Horsehair Bridles Have a History Behind Bars
Before they produced license plates, inmates in the West served some artistic time making hitched horsehair bridles.
Sidney Kidman, The Australian Cattle King
The biggest cattle operation on the planet, the Kidman Ranch might never have existed had a 13-year-old Sidney Kidman...
Recollections of a Cowpuncher
He rode with Charles Russell and inspired "Lonesome Dove." But E.C. "Teddy Blue" Abbott's life dream was to write...
The Last Free Apaches
While Hollywood was making its first westerns, the Apaches who never surrendered continued to live free south of the...