From the Portland Oregonian - August 6, 1869. Philadelphia Ladies Admire the Cancan At Oakland, the ladies and gentlemen passed an hour...

In 1904, the vibrant spectacle of Texas Jack Junior's American Circus and Wild West Show thrilled audiences in Port Elizabeth, South...

In June 1879, an intriguing interview with Texas Jack Omohundro appeared in the Cleveland Evening Post, providing a glimpse into the...

The Legacy of "The Western Pioneers": A Glimpse into Texas Jack Junior's Life through Folk Song Folk songs have a unique way of...

Unveiling a Rare Gem: Texas Jack Junior and The Cherokee Kid, Will Rogers, in South Africa, 1903. The Will Rogers Memorial Museum in...

Buyer Beware: Scrutinizing Historical Tintypes of Wild West Legends The Wild West era, characterized by its larger-than-life heroes and...

Episode 6 of 6 in a series on Orrin Porter Rockwell that I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Porter Rockwell's legacy is a study in...

In Episode 5 of 6 in a series on Orrin Porter Rockwell that I wrote for Legends of the Old West, we delve into the tragic events of the...

Part 4 of 6 in a series on Orrin Porter Rockwell I wrote for Legends of the Old West. In episode 4, "New Zion," we explore the complex...

Part 3 of 6 in a series on Orrin Porter Rockwell I wrote for Legends of the Old West. In "A Mormon Sampson," episode three of six in a...

Part 2 of 6 in a series on Orrin Porter Rockwell I wrote for Legends of the Old West. In episode 2, "Destroying Angel," we delve into the...

Part 1 of 6 in a series on Orrin Porter Rockwell I wrote for Legends of the Old West. In "Faith & Fervor", the premiere episode of a...

It might seem counterintuitive that the shared icon of masculine aspiration for a group of Southern, white, middle-class, suburban kids...

Yesterday, I received my copy of Robert Aquinas McNally's new book, Cast Out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples,...

This is a photo of Giuseppina Morlacchi, wife of Texas Jack and prima ballerina star of the original western, The Scouts of the Prairie. ...

In a recent episode of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow," a piece of Americana sparked the imaginations and nostalgia of viewers as an original...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… A westward-bound wagon train meets a grim fate at the hands of an Indian band. Chaos ensues,...

On this International Women's Day, we journey back to the vivid and tumultuous landscape of the American Wild West to spotlight a figure...

The American Western and the superhero genre share a rich, intertwined heritage that has significantly influenced popular culture. At the...

This article, published in the April 2022 Wild West, received the 2023 Western Heritage Award for best magazine article from the National...