Life on 1800s cattle drives was tough, and cowboys relied on simple yet hearty meals to keep them going. Staple foods included beans, biscuits, salted meat, and black coffee, all cooked over an ...

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.

Saddle up for a legendary road trip through the heart of Kansas’ Wild West on the Kansas Gunsmoke Trail—an unforgettable ...

its fashions—to rough-and-tumble Mexican cowboys of the early 1800s. These ranch hands, known as vaqueros, perfected the roping and riding skills we see in today’s competitions. They also ...