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BYTeam Mighty

Feb 22, 2023

A war veteran single-handedly fought off a gang of bandits during the Gold Rush

Three miners, John Webster, Isaac Hart, and P.S. Robertson decided to set out and hunt some game on a chilly…

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 22, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Jun 2, 2023

Bass Reeves: The Wild West’s toughest lawman was born a slave

The real-world exploits of this U.S. Marshal sound like the stuff of legend, except most of what you’ll hear about Bass Reeves is real.

BYBlake Stilwell

Jun 2, 2023

BYRuddy Cano

Mar 6, 2023

The history of the iconic American cowboy hat

No one would fail to recognize the iconic American hat that has precisely shaped cowboy culture and Texas veterans for…

BYRuddy Cano

Mar 6, 2023

BYCoffee Or Die

Sep 10, 2020

The heroic gunslinging lawman who took down the Indian Territory’s most wanted

Indian Territory following the American Civil War was a vast and open area where criminals, outlaws, and thieves found refuge. Much like no man’s land during World War I, whenever lawmen, cowboys, and posses entered, a gunfight was almost guarantee…

BYCoffee Or Die

Sep 10, 2020

BYEric Milzarski

May 18, 2020

This Civil War vet was the real hero of the O.K. Corral shootout

It was the moment in history that every Western film has tried to emulate. The Earp brothers, Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan, and their friend, Doctor John Henry Holliday, made their stand in October, 1881, against the outlaw Cochise County Cowboys who h…

BYEric Milzarski

May 18, 2020

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

How this Civil War spy became a legendary lawman in the Wild West

Pop culture always tells the stories of the outlaws of the Wild West. Lying, cheating, drinking, robbing banks, holding up train cars, getting into shootouts at high noon — these are all objectively cool things that make for great tales, but they…

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020