Numerous songs and ballads were made up and sung along the way to pass the time. The author is unknown for most of these historic lyrics, and many versions often existed.

Cowboys and pioneers spent a lot of slow-moving time on the range and on the many trails westward. To pass the time, numerous songs and ballads were made up

Cowboys and pioneers spent a lot of slow-moving time on the range and on the many trails westward. To pass the time, numerous songs and ballads were made up

From the Chisholm Trail to the Oregon Trail, the stagecoach drivers and freighters, to the the many cowboys that 'broke' the Old West.

Ever wonder what some of them thar’ words mean when you’re reading an Old West novel, watching a historic movie, or maybe even digging through your grandparents’ old letters? Well, …

Collected slang words, lingo and phrases of the Old West including definitions and use.

From outlaws, to gunfighters, to the American cowboy, and buried treasures on the frontier, Old West Legends provides tales, biographies, and in-depth history into the lives and times in the …

Born as a slave in Tennessee, Nat Love would grow up to be one of the most famous cowboys in the Old West.

First chronicled by the famous Western writer Zane Grey in his 1934 novel The Code of the West, no “written” code existed. However, the hardy pioneers who lived in the West were bound by …

Collected slang words, lingo and phrases of the Old West including definitions and use.