Old West Legends Welcome to the legends and lore of the Old West, as well as a few other enticing stories sure to delight you. It's been claimed that legends are nothing more than mysteries wrapped in riddles, cloaked in conundrums, that trying to locate a true root for any legend is sheer folly. True or not, the hunt is exhilarating.
Theories abound, and that's just the way things are.
To paraphrase Walter Lord, it is a fool, indeed, who professes to know all there is about the stories profiled on these pages. Washington Irving was a storyteller, and he took his examples from daily life, weaving tapestries so thick that they have withstood the ravages of time. Known fictional characters have achieved legend status. One of these days, we might even tell you about The Lone Ranger. All legends are unique, and since they are usually exaggerated beyond belief, people are attracted to them.