The Old West generated more novels, stories and adventure books than just about any period of time in American history. Cowboys, outlaws, marshals, Texas Rangers, pioneers and a host of other such folk have dotted our historical landscape, giving us colorful stories about the Old West. Some tales are real, while other stores are imaginary, and many are pretty accurate fictional adaptations of historical events. The ones that usually capture our imagination, though, are those that “might have been” or “could have happened.”