Separates fact from fiction about Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, and the Wild West's other most notorious gunslingers. Here are the gruesome truths, exaggerations, and outright lies about their lives.

The colorful story of how cattle barons rose to power by controlling vast ranches that were larger than some states.

Cheyenne. Apache. Commanche. Sioux. Navajo. Their courage, spirit, and fight for survival are the stuff of American legend. Now remarkable firsthand accounts and rare photographs tell the real stories behind the 19th century's greatest warrior nations.

A review of the dramatic battles of the last half of the 19th century that led to the destruction of Native Americans as a threat to government interests.

Account of the remarkable struggle of the Nez Perce Indians to remain free and protect their culture. Ordered off their land, the tribe was led by Chief Joseph on an arduous journey to find sanctuary in Canada.

Examines the evolution of Native-American weapons from simple food procuring tools to dangerous weapons.

What kind of man would be a lawman in the lawless West? Here are the motivations and sometimes questionable methods of the people who wore a badge and tried to civilize the wild frontier.