Footprints of The Frontier on MSN

Wild West legends survived gunfights — then addiction destroyed them, "the real enemy"

This video examines the addictions that plagued some of the most famous figures of the Wild West. Alcohol, morphine, opium, and other substances became common ways to cope with pain, injury, and ...
Footprints of The Frontier on MSN

Did Canada have a Wild West?

This video explores the violent and often forgotten history of Canada’s Wild West. Frontier settlements faced outlaw activity, armed conflict, whiskey smuggling, and clashes between settlers and ...
PBS

Into the Wild

Young historians, guides and descendants tell the untold stories of the Wild West. Young historians, guides and descendants tell the untold stories of the Wild West. From the rich and overlooked ...
Rolling Stone

‘The Real Wild West’: The Dark, Bloody History of How the West Was Won

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” The adage comes from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, made by John Ford, the undisputed master of a genre that plays with the disparity between ...