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How the Old Survived When the West Had No Mercy

In the Wild West, there was no such thing as retirement — just survival. Old men and women worked until their bodies broke, ...
Discover Wild West history at this Texas city, where guests can see old buildings, artifacts, and cowboy reenactments before ...
The Wild West, the period of American expansion, and the way of realizing "manifest destiny" – it's often considered one of the most riveting episodes of American history, giving rise to folklore, ...
RENO, Nev. -- From a brass trombone mouthpiece to a hot-sauce bottle, more than 40,000 artifacts recovered from the 1860s site of a black-owned Nevada saloon are changing the way historians view the ...
The Wild West is known for cowboys and shootouts. However, there multiple famous black cowboys that played an intergal part ...
Hollywood tall tales have turned Wild West figures into legends, but historian Andrew Kercher will take on the task of separating fact from fiction on May 15. The presentation “The Wild West? Myths ...
The Wild West wasn’t just a time; it was a frontier of chaos, grit, and rebellion. Cowboys, lawmen, outlaws, and gold prospectors all lived under the same blazing sun, armed with whatever firepower ...
A rifle which belonged to the 19th Century American sharpshooter who inspired the musical Annie Get Your Gun is going up for ...
With Westerns all the rage these days, there's no shortage of Old West-inspired content out there. These historical period dramas are often among Hollywood's most compelling narratives, and those ...