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Illicit Facts About Jim Miller, The Cowboy Hitman

The Wild West attracted degenerates, but James “Jim” Brown Miller may be the worst. But you know what they say about karma...
February 6, 2025 Alicia B.
Tombstone Facts

Grave Facts About Tombstone, The Old West's Most Infamous Town

Tombstone was the wildest place in the Wild West—yet still, few people know this infamous town's true, dark history.
January 27, 2025 Kyle Climans
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Mysterious Facts About Josephine Earp, The Mendacious Wild West Woman

Josephine Earp claimed that she met her first husband, Johnny Behan, at a ranch house after he saved her from attackers on the road. But records show a very different version of events—and it’s utterly scandalous.
January 7, 2025 Brendan Da Costa
Calamity Jane Facts

Rough Facts About Calamity Jane, The Wildest Woman In The Old West

Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.
July 29, 2024 Sammy Tran

Notorious Facts About Jesse James

In the long history of American outlaws, one name that always rings out is that of Jesse James. Immortalized in film and literature, James was already legendary by the time that his life was cut short. Like some of his contemporaries, James’s Wild West image has been glorified into a kind of Robin Hood myth. How true was it, though? Did his life live up to his legend?
July 29, 2024 Kyle Climans
Outlaw Facts

Gunslingin’ Facts about Outlaws

“An outlaw can be defined as somebody who lives outside the law, beyond the law, and not necessarily against it". – Hunter S. Thompson
July 15, 2024 Miles Brucker


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