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 ...

Author Bryan Burrough and his new book, “The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild.” One of the enduring images of the Old West era is that of the gun-slinging cowboy, which was popularized by ...

Picture this: dusty streets, cowboys squaring off at high noon, saloons packed with gamblers and outlaws, and lawmen ...

Trails to Tombstone -- "A big camp this with a big future" -- The shootists -- "A pretty hard reputation" -Games of chance -- "A most terrible affair" -- Fire, flood, and friction -- "I expect to ...

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 ...