In the year 1842, a sickly 19-year-old named William T. Hamilton embarked on a journey to the Rocky Mountains accompanied by famed frontiersman Old Bill Williams. Over the course of the next several d

This is part 2 in a two-part series. Please check out the link below for the first installment. And please check out the book Cherokee Bill: Black Cowboy Indian Outlaw by Art Burton! Cherokee Bill, no

Despite his young age, Cherokee Bills boldness and audacity surpassed that of many outlaws on the Western frontier, making him a truly exceptional badman. What set Bill apart, first and foremost, was

John Liver Eating Johnson was the inspiration behind 1972s Jeremiah Johnson but the real mans life was even more extraordinary than portrayed on film. Johnson/Johnstone was a sailor, soldier, fur

On September 4th, 1886, the mighty Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to the U.S. Army. The last American Indian warrior to formally surrender to the United States. And with him, so went the Indian Wa

Just a few days following the death of Billy the Kid a newspaper out of Las Vegas, New Mexico reported that they had, in their possession, the notorious bandits severed trigger finger. Others claimed

Tascosa, Texas, in those turbulent times of the 1880s, epitomized lawlessness and chaos. It was a place where legends were born, and outlaws roamed freely. The echoes of Billy the Kid's footsteps stil

Al Swearengen was the notorious owner of Deadwoods Gem Theatre, which quickly became one of the boom town's most popular entertainment venues. Swearengens business practices, however, were far from

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you cant pick your family. An old adage that the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman knew all too well. Every family has that

One of the more memorable characters from Young Guns 1 and 2 was Chavez y Chavez, portrayed by the talented Lou Diamond Philips. And yes, Chavez was real! He was a constable in San Patricio and an all