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Bryan Burrough, author of "The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild," is fascinated by the “gunfighter era” — which took place from 1865 to 1901 — and colorful Old West characters like Doc ...

THE GUNFIGHTER by Joseph G. Rosa. 229 pages. University of Oklahoma Press. $5.95. The strong, silent stereotype of the Western gunfighter has been shot full of holes by a hard-eyed generation of ...

Billy the Kid will ride again. Movie director and actor Emilio Estevez joined New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to announce the filming of "Young Guns 3: Dead or Alive," the third instalment of ...

In “The Gunfighters,” the journalist Bryan Burrough offers a lively look at the legends and myths of the Wild West. By Paul Begala Paul Begala is a political strategist from Missouri City, Texas. He ...

Texas author Bryan Burrough knew he wanted to write book on gunfighters of the American West, but struggled with the angle: Could he say anything new about the likes of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.

As much as the “Gunfighter Era” of the Old West was characterized by shoot-outs in the streets, so too was it known for tall tales and quick quips. Consider the case of Pink Higgins. Higgins stumbled ...

You can count the number of Valley residents who have made a major splash in country music on one hand, even if that hand has lost a finger in a farm equipment mishap. There’s Glendale’s Marty Robbins ...

Aug. 22—HIGH POINT — Gunfight victims show up at hospitals all the time, but have you heard about the time a real gunfighter — one of the most famous gunfighters of them all — showed up at High Point ...