Since the early days, lawmen have given the Western genre some of its most intriguing characters, from movies like High Noon and Rio Bravo to Tombstone. Often depicted as men forced to stand against ...

Described in the papers of his day as a holy terror and one of the greatest manhunters to ever grace Indian Territory, Bass Reeves served as a deputy U.S. Marshal for over three decades; routinely ...

Hardin D. Gunnels was what they used to call a “hard case,” the kind of Western lawman who lived by his own code and occasionally strayed over the line. But he got results, and that was generally good ...

When visiting the National Western Stock Show, make sure your first stop is the booth selling replicas of Old West lawmen’s badges. Wearing one commands respect…and apparently demands free items. At ...

Outlaws of the Old West used multiple aliases and different looks to deceive lawmen and others who were eager to see them captured. Some of the most famous have continued to deceive, even though they ...

Cowboy Carter Chronicle explores a groundbreaking course at the University of Houston that unravels the rich tapestry of Black contributions to the American West ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The revolver carried by Old West lawman James "Wild Bill" Hickok on the day he was shot down at a Deadwood saloon failed to sell at an auction in San Francisco on Monday, ...