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 ...

Texas author Bryan Burrough knew he wanted to write book on gunfighters of the American West, but struggled with the angle: Could he say anything new about the likes of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, ...

Old Tucson will be the epicenter of all things Old West gunfighting this weekend as it hosts the Old Tucson Shootout At The Chaparral, Saturday and Sunday. Billed as the "most explosive gathering of ...

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 ...