These messed up things actually happened in the Old West. Dealing with shootouts at the saloon were probably the least of your worries.
How “Wild” Was the Wild West? Debunking Five Myths about America's Western Frontier, by Prateek Dasgupta, Teatime History
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Myths About the Wild West that Westerns got Absolutely Wrong
Ten More Strange Things You Never Knew about the Wild West - Listverse
10 Unsettling Unsolved Mysteries from the Old West - Listverse
I Hate Myself': 8 Ways to Combat Self-Hatred
The Bloody Espinosas
Wild West Stories That Sound Made Up, But Aren't
Top 10 Dark Things That Happened In The Wild Wild West