There’s a case to be made that the Wild West — that is, the Wild West as it has come to be imagined over the decades — actually began on July 21, 1865. That day, at around 6:00 p.m., “Wild Bill” Hickok stood facing a fellow gambler and gunman, Davis Tutt, in the town square of Springfield, Missouri. Both men drew guns, but only Hickok walked away. It was the first quick-draw shootout in the West, and it was soon turned into legend by

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Recounts the life of the markswoman and performer who achieved fame with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.

Describes the exploits of some of the men in the Old West, including John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, "Doc" Holliday, and James Butler Hickok, who earned reputations for being deadly with a gun.

Examines the personal life and law enforcement career of the Dodge City sheriff who always got his man at any cost.

Utah may be best known for its mesmerizingly beautiful high deserts, the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere, and as the home base for one of the world's most popular religious groups, but few may know about the Lost Rhoades mine purportedly full of gold treasure, the unseen residents of Heritage Park, or an unusually large, three-toed primate that steals livestock. Each episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena, strange...