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 ...

This captivating collection of photographs will transport you back in time, offering a mesmerizing look at life in the real ...

At about the same time, the OK Corral starred in dozens of movies and dime novels, offering a romanticized version that put Tombstone on the tourism map ... of the Old (Wild) West every bit ...

Perhaps the amorphous nature of the Old West ... overviews that disrupt Wild West mythology. The accompanying photographs, paintings, timelines and maps are fascinating and beautifully arranged.

Meanwhile, the Wild West memorabilia continues to sell briskly here. Not that any of the old Wild West outlaws would want to be any part of the West in 1996. Too scary. Today in History ...

This story is sponsored by Carbon County. Carbon and Emery Counties have historically been known for mining, the railroad and old wild west outlaw activity. In the late 1800s, the "dirty dozen ...