Gunman William H. Bonney, better known by his nickname of Billy the Kid, becomes a popular figure in the Old West.

Despite his criminal activities, American outlaw Jesse James is portrayed as a Robin Hood figure in the years following the Civil War.

Gunslingers become eager to kill Wild Bill after he outlives his legend.

Gunman John Wesley Hardin's skirmishes with the law in the years following the Civil War make him a folk hero of the Old West.

Killer for hire Tom Horn plies his deadly skills for parties seeking to preserve the order of the Old West.

Outlaw Butch Cassidy, best known for his association with the criminal gang known as the Wild Bunch, lives by his wits and manages to avoid capture.

Sheriff Seth Bullock brings law and order to Deadwood, a Dakota Territory mining camp teeming with vice and violence.

Bat Masterson, sheriff of Ford County in Kansas, was also a buffalo hunter, an Army scout, a gambler and a sportswriter.

Former slave Bass Reeves earns notoriety as a deputy U.S. marshal as he pursues criminals through dangerous territory.

Bill Doolin and his posse, The Oklahombres, made a habit of terrorizing Oklahoma in the 1890's with repeated robberies and also fought the greatest shootout in the history of the Wild West.

Despite his outward appearance as a devout family man, outlaw and hired killer Jim Miller was one of the most violent characters of the Old West.