Classic rock could get a little historically minded from time to time. For example, Desperado by The Eagles was inspired by Old West outlaws. A member of The Eagles said that the overall point of the ...

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 ...

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,” ...

Larry Mantle discusses the notion that Americans have, for centuries, romanticized, mythologized, and commodified the criminal cultures of the American West. The guests will explore the history of the ...