Bryan Burrough, author of "The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild," is fascinated by the “gunfighter era” — which took place from 1865 to 1901 — and colorful Old West characters like Doc ...

Sonnichsen was a Harvard-trained historian teaching in El Paso who almost single-handedly recovered the stories of the great feuds that wracked Texas for a decade after the Civil War. If you believe, ...

Bob Charnes can’t remember the first time he aimed a six-shooter at a fellow human being and pulled the trigger, enjoying the rich scent of smoking gunpowder as his victim crumpled to the ground. Nor ...

An incredible historical overview! Be transported into the wild and wooly past of the American Wild West! In this fascination 6 documentary collection, you'll find history, lore and biographies of the ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The period from the 1850s to the early 1900s was a ...

As much as the “Gunfighter Era” of the Old West was characterized by shoot-outs in the streets, so too was it known for tall tales and quick quips. Consider the case of Pink Higgins. Higgins stumbled ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A historical society in Colorado has authorized the $84,000 purchase of a pistol previously owned by one of the Old West's most famous gunfighters. The Post Independent reports that ...

A historical society in Colorado has authorized the $84,000 purchase of a pistol previously owned by one of the Old West's most famous gunfighters. The Post Independent reported that members on the ...

The Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum will put a comedic tilt on the Old West in "Rendezvous of Gunfighters," a series of six performances beginning 10:30 a.m. Saturday. "Each group does a ...

The 2019 World's Fastest Professional Gunfighters World Championship competition is underway at the Big Texan Steak Ranch & Microbrewery. The qualifying match was held Friday and the competition ...