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Top 10 deadliest gunfighters of the Old West

Who was the deadliest gunfighter of the Old West? Legends like Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and Jesse James all have ...
Bryan Burrough, author of "The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild," is fascinated by the “gunfighter era” — which took place from 1865 to 1901 — and colorful Old West characters like Doc ...
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Crazy Clay Allison & the Colfax County War

Clay Allison wasnt just another Old West gunfighter. He was a Confederate veteran turned vigilante who carved his legend in the blood-soaked Colfax County War. When powerful investors took over the ...
Sonnichsen was a Harvard-trained historian teaching in El Paso who almost single-handedly recovered the stories of the great feuds that wracked Texas for a decade after the Civil War. If you believe, ...
Bryan Burrough's "The Gunfighters" examines how the Lone Star State was central to "a kaleidoscope of personal violence." ...
An incredible historical overview! Be transported into the wild and wooly past of the American Wild West! In this fascination 6 documentary collection, you'll find history, lore and biographies of the ...
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The period from the 1850s to the early 1900s was a ...
Author Bryan Burrough and his new book, “The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild.” One of the enduring images of the Old West era is that of the gun-slinging cowboy, which was popularized by ...
As much as the “Gunfighter Era” of the Old West was characterized by shoot-outs in the streets, so too was it known for tall tales and quick quips. Consider the case of Pink Higgins. Higgins stumbled ...
The Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum will put a comedic tilt on the Old West in "Rendezvous of Gunfighters," a series of six performances beginning 10:30 a.m. Saturday. "Each group does a ...