
From the 17th to the early 20th century, America saw an unprecedented era of rapid western expansion. Millions moved west to lay claim to find their fortunes in gold and land for the taking in search of the American Dream. Throughout this period, the dusty line between fact and fiction was blurred. Bizarre, mysterious tales ran rampant and are still being told to this day. Are these strange tales of the American frontier simply legend, or was the west far stranger than we could possibly imagine?

