What's new in the Old West?

Remember those childhood games of cowboys and Indians, er, Native Americans, and the way you used to rip off a strip of roll caps with your trusty six-shooter? read more

This timeline of the American Old West is a chronologically ordered list of events significant to the development of the American West as a region of the United States prior to 1912. The term"American Old West" refers to a vast geographical area and lengthy time period of imprecise boundaries, and historians' definitions vary. read more

Old West Legends focuses on the rich history, people, information, and travel destinations of the American West. read more

The Wild West, aka the Old West, was an astoundingly awesome period in American history that every person who has ever played Red Dead Redemption wants to emulate. Now, clearly pop culture has turned much of the true West into bullshit legend -- there were never quick-draw artists who could shoot a six gun out of your hand with another six gun. read more