September 19, 2021

Ron Soodalter

Credit: CORBIS IMAGES Chief Red Cloud
History

In Defense of the Sacred

The story of Red Cloud's War.

Credit: AGE Fotostock The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is rumored to be located in Arizona's Superstition Mountains.
History

Lost Treasures of the Old West

Pirate treasure in the desert?

Credit: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame
Cowboys

Last of the Dons

The man who saved the breed that defined the West.

Credit: agefotostock.com Bat Masterson (1853–1921)
History

Sportsman with a Gun

Bat Masterson: gambler, buffalo hunter, gunslinger, and writer.

Credit: agefotostock.com Butch Cassidy's mugshot from the Wyoming Territorial Prison.
History

Leader of the Wild Bunch

The life and death (?) of Butch Cassidy.

Credit: Bozeman Daily Chronicle A photograph of Bozeman, Mont., from 1911.
History

First Man Up The Trail

The cattle drive to Montana that inspired Lonesome Dove.

Nate Champion (left) with other Wyoming ranchers.
History

The Story of Nate Champion

Courage under fire.

Credit: King Ranch The King Ranch main house.
Cowboys

Building A Legacy: The King Ranch

Texas's legendary King Ranch has been in operation 162 years.

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History

Hugh Glass, the True Story of “The Revenant”

The true story behind "The Revenant"—Hugh Glass’s tale of survival and revenge.

Credit: Pavel Kisselev
History

Duty Above Else

Bass Reeves arrests his own son.