4 minStagecoach MaryThe legend was a towering, six-foot-plus black woman named “Stagecoach Mary.” And she could drink, smoke, cuss, fistfight and shoot.
6 minDances with Wolves - Native PerspectivesDances with Wolves was not only revolutionary for the western genre, it was a watershed for Native American actors and actresses.
5 minDances with Wolves - 31st AnniversaryThis week marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of shooting for Dances with Wolves, the magnificent 1990 award winning film.
6 minWhat Pioneers Packed to Go WestPacking could mean the difference between life and death on the trail and varied wildly depending upon sensibilities.
4 minWild Bill HickokIf ever there was an icon that embodied the Wild West, it was Wild Bill Hickok. He lived violently and died violently.
5 minCalamity JaneCalamity Jane, born Martha Jane Canary, is an enigma in Western legend. Much has been written about her, much of it fictional.
4 minOuthousesThe little wooden outhouse has been an architectural fixture of America since the 1700s, when it began to replace chamber pots.
3 minKate ShelleyIn 1881, a 17-year-old Irish immigrant girl named Kate Shelley risked her own life to save the lives of 200 souls on a midnight train.
3 minWho Killed Custer? Part IIThe Cheyenne called Custer "Attacker at Dawn" because of the Washita Massacre of 1868.
2 minSoiled DovesThe "oldest profession" was one of the first to go West to the frontier, following the first mountain men, loggers and prospectors.