Lonesome Dove remains one of the greatest Old West novels (and movies) of all time. But did you know that real-life people ...

A close friend of mine—a fellow historian and avid outdoorsman—likes to joke that while I merely write about the American West, he has actually lived it, crisscrossing the region’s hiking trails, bike ...

Larry McMurtry, the famed Texas novelist, screenwriter and bookseller, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Lonesome Dove," at his bookstore, Booked Up No. 1. The Wild West provides the backdrop for ...

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 ...

From True Grit to No Country for Old Men, novel adaptations have given the Western some of its greatest films, exploring the legend of the gunslinger and life on the American frontier. The history of ...

When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Sonnichsen was a Harvard-trained historian teaching in El ...

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 ...