The names of the Wild West's top lawmen have become famous. Famous Lawmenshows how Wyatt Earp, "Wild Bill" Hickok, and many others worked to enforce the law in a nearly lawless frontier.…

The expansion of the United States in the 1800s led to good fortune and success for some, and crime and lawlessness for others. Notorious Outlawsexplains how people like Butch Cassidy, Billy…

Excitement over the West inspired thousands of Americans in the mid-1800s to start new lives on the other side of the continent. The Oregon Trailfollows the trials and hopes of the emigrants'

A need for speedy mail delivery from the East to the West led to one of the most famous mail services in history. The Pony Expresscovers the riders, dangers, and successes that led to the…

In the early 1800s, the US government forced Native Americans in the Southeast United States out of their homes and off of land they had occupied for thousands of years. The Trail of…

In a time when the United States could not expand fast enough, railroads became essential for the country to grow.The Transcontinental Railroadnarrates the race to build rail lines into the…

Women played an essential role in the development of the West. Women of the American West takes a look at the daring, inventive, and determined women that helped shape the nation.…