The American Wild West occupies a unique place in the global imagination, a mythological landscape populated by quick-draw ...

When you think of the Wild West, you probably imagine gun-slinging cowboys, dusty saloons, and dramatic showdowns at high noon. But what was life like back then? These rare and fascinating photos take ...

Cozzens, enjoyably, tells tales involving Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and gambling and town leader Al Swearengen as well as an array of other characters. His description of the frontier town is ...

Forget the Hollywood shootouts and barroom brawls. The real story of Wild West saloons reveals a side of frontier life that’s stranger and more fascinating than legend ever told ...

Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp on the painted poster for 'Wyatt Earp' (1994). Image via Warner Bros. Is there a more famous Western lawman than Wyatt Earp? Whether you know him as the marshal of Dodge ...