How Much Whiskey Did People Really Drink In The Old West?
In 1945's "Road to Utopia," Bob Hope and Bing Crosby walk up to the bar and order drinks. But how much whiskey did people really drink in the Old West?
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The Untold Truth About LGBTQ+ People In The Wild West
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people played key roles in settling the American West. Read on for the untold truth of LGBTQ+ people in the Old West.
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What Christmas Was Really Like In The Wild West
Christmas traditions in America follow many of the same customs of well over a century ago. But what about celebrating the yuletide season in the old Wild West?
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What Life Was Like For Trappers In The Wild West
How was the life of the average trapper in the Wild West? In a word, short.
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What Life Was Like For Saloon Girls In The Wild West
Hollywood saloon girls versus the real deal are quite different. Here's what life was like for saloon girls in the Wild West.
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What Entertainment In The Wild West Was Really Like
The Wild West is full of lore, steeped in fact yet outlandishly overblown. Let's look at how folks in the Wild West cut loose and enjoyed their time.
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What Being A Kid In The Wild West Was Really Like
The idea of childhood today is far different from what it was like during the time of the Old West, a time in which frontier families were often on the move.
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What People In The Wild West Did For Work
While Hollywood gets some of the American West correct, it also glamorizes it. Here's a bit of truth about what it was like to live and work in the Wild West.
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Here's What Jails Were Like In The Old West
Wherever society creates governance, there will be those individuals who live their lives in opposition, against whom society must protect itself.
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The Truth About Old West Bounty Hunters
The bounty hunters that were despised by outlaws, lawmen, and citizens alike for making a living off hunting down fugitives isn't really historically accurate.
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What Would Be On The Shelves Of An Old West General Store?
The General Store was exactly that: general. You might find onions and oysters next to coal oil and dynamite.
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The Truth About The Wild West's Female Outlaws
The women of the Wild West were often just as unruly and bold and fearless as their male counterparts.Here's the truth about the Wild West's female outlaws.
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Messed Up Things That Actually Happened In The Old West
These messed up things actually happened in the Old West. Dealing with shootouts at the saloon were probably the least of your worries.
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Untold Tales Of Gender-Nonconforming Men And Women Of The Wild West
Gender swapping has been going on for a long time—even in the long-ago Wild West, when men and women frequently donned each other's clothing.
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These Were The Supplies You Needed To Survive The Oregon Trail
In the mid-1800s, many people set their sights on a new life in the Oregon Territory. However, to get there, settlers had to brave the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail.
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These Surprising Items Were Used As Cures In The Wild West
Learn enough about medical treatments in the Wild West and you'll quickly be grateful for modern medicine. Pretty much anyone could call themselves a doctor.
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The Messed Up Truth Of Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny was the idea God gave white American settler permission to commit genocide. Here's the messed up truth of manifest destiny.
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The Untold Truth Of The Old West
Much of the romanticized and glorified American Old West is still very much a mystery, so sit back on the porch, poor some whiskey, and let us fill you in.
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The Truth About Life In Log Cabins For Old West Families
Homes had to be a minimum of 10 by 12 feet in size and had to include a glass window. The provisions that encouraged people to move west also discouraged them.
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What Life Was Like For Women In The Wild West
History class might have taught you that women in the United States won the right to vote in 1920 after a hard-fought struggle that culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment. But decades earlier, many women who lived west of the Mississippi River sated their hunger for suffrage.
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What Life Was Like For Doctors In The Wild West
Living in the Wild West wasn't easy, but doctors did their best to save their patients. Here's what life was like for doctors in the Wild West.
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The Truth About The Wild West Vigilantes Who Wore Horned Masks
Such was the case with the amazingly comically named Bald Knobbers, a band of vigilante costume-wearers who, as cited by Legends of America, prowled southwest Missouri in the years following the Civil War, taking the law into their own hands.
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What Happened To The Iconic Navajo Blanket From Antiques Roadshow?
In June of 2001, a soft-spoken old white guy hit the soft-spoken old white guy lottery when he brought his grandmother's old Navajo blanket to an Antiques Roadshow taping and discovered that it had more than just sentimental value. It was worth big time money.
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What Life Was Like For Prospectors In The Wild West
1865 saw the first Wild West showdown, in which gambler Davis Tutt bet on himself to beat "Wild Bill" Hickok and lost his life. But for prospectors, the West was plenty wild long before Hickok busted a cap in Tutt's butt.
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What Life Was Life For Explorers In The Wild West
The Wild West was a bit more nuanced than tough, no-nonsense dudes talking some god-fearin' sense into a wild and unforgiving land. Here's what life was really life for explorers.
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What Life Was Like For Settlers In The Wild West
When people began moving west in the 1800s, it was a treacherous journey. They had to pass through dangerous terrain, and unpredictable territories, spawning many myths and false facts about the Wild West.
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