but living freely on America's western frontier nevertheless appealed to thousands of men. These photos were taken across the American West between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

R. Alan Brooks was commissioned by the Denver Art Museum to create a comic book about Nat Love, a legendary Black cowboy in the late 1800s.

Life on 1800s cattle drives was tough, and cowboys relied on simple yet hearty meals to keep them going. Staple foods ...