Lawmen and other white hat guys : some were better than others

Outlaws and other black hat guys : some were worse than others

Explorers, soldiers, and scouts : buckskins, blue coats & gray

Indians of the West and their chiefs : from Apache to Zuni

Cattlemen and cowboys, sheepherders and farmers : agriculture in the Old West

Boomtowns and back trails : geography of the trans-Mississippi West

Wagon trains, stagecoaches, and the Iron Horse : transportation & communication in the Old West

Governors, judges, and other politicians : some statesmen & some blackguards

Women of the Old West : saints & soiled doves

Literature and the art of the Old West : painting & poetry

Movies of the West : the good, the bad, and the ugly of movie and TV renditions of the American West.