We like to mythologize our Western outlaws and their catchy nicknames, which often include the designation of “Kid” (Billy the Kid, the Sundance Kid or, if you’re a fan of John Ford’s “Stagecoach,” ...

It's not every day that real-life outlaws make their way on to the big screen. Sure, there are countless Billy the Kid adaptations and plenty of Western yarns about Jesse James and Butch Cassidy, but ...

In “Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta,” John Boessenecker probes the life of a dashing (but human) Wild West legend.

For a taste of the iconic Wild West, head to any of these American destinations, where you'll find cowboy history and ...

In 1976, National Geographic asked actor Robert Redford to follow in the footsteps of the Wild West's greatest outlaws. This is what he saw.

On Nov. 4, 1908, on a lonely trail high up in the Andes mountains, two Americans robbed a mule train transporting a Bolivian mining-company payroll. Two days later, as the fleeing bandits paused at a ...

Although some consider Cry Macho Eastwood's return to the Western, as far as more traditional Westerns are concerned, ...

The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time -- with an estimated selling price of $2-3 million. The gun used to kill ...

(CNN) — The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time — with an estimated selling price of $2-3 million. The Colt Single ...

We're still a couple of weeks away from the release of The Long Walk, the latest Stephen King adaptation to hit the big screen this year. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film was penned by JT Moller ...