Royal Wade Kimes
Being an outlaw is no way to win a popularity contest.
Colt’s Last Wild West Six-Gun
The Old West may have been gone by the early 1900s, but the West was still a place where a man needed to be “well heeled.”
Oregon Trail Endangered
On the trail of the top 10 most endangered sites found along the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon...
Honky-Tonk Days In Arizona
Gone are the “bulls messing with the heifers” at Sarg’s Cow Town, Abel Hall, the Matador, Chester’s, Riverside Park Ballroom, JD’s and Mr. Lucky’s.
The Holy Grail for Sale
The Billy the Kid tintype is on the auction block, and it might just clear half a million...
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More In-dins On Indians, Cowboy Pickups & Military Channel Gunfighters
May 20, 2013 Spent the morning out at Pioneer Living History Museum taping a talking head deal for a new series the Military Channel is...
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Cowboy Pickups, Yarnell Hill & Highway Heatwaves
May 19, 2013 I've been studying old pickups driving down the road with a makeshift horse hauler rack on the back for a scene...
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A BBB History Talk This Weekend
May 19, 2013 Doing a True West history talk this Sunday (19th) at the little white school house in Peeples Valley (southwest of Prescott). Starts...
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Living the Dream
Drinking with the Friars
After moving to White Oaks, New Mexico, in 1886, Albert Zeigler was awaiting 10 ...
Bigfoot Stands Out
At the age of 19, William A.A. Wallace lit out for Texas to avenge the deaths of...
The Godfather of Gunleather
For firearms enthusiasts, the name John Bianchi is synonymous with quality gunle...
Pinedale, Wyoming
For most of us, the great age of Western exploration seems a distant and almost ...
True Westerners
The Navajo War of 1913
After the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, the so-called end of the Indian Wars, cult...
The Windsor Widow
Mark Jones thought he was having a leisurely haircut in the small Colorado town ...
The “Icon” is Dead
The Icon is dead. Hear the sounds of sadness, relief and ... conflict.
Glenn G. B...
History
“Serious Cow People”
Yes, these were the cowgirls who had the gallto turn down President Teddy Roosev...
Triangle Canyon Shoot-Out
April 3, 1900
Lawman George Scarborough and Triangle Ranch manager Walter Birchfi...
Travel
Remembering the Dakota War in Minnesota
Are you here to see the Dakota War exhibit?” a male worker at the Minnesota Hist...
Grand Hotels of the West
You might think an institution as posh and highfalutin as a grand hotel surely h...
Saddle Up for the Holidays
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you need to put away your riding boots.
A Feel-Good Story
The first time I visited the Pine Ridge Reservation in the southwest corner of S...
Entertainment
Heartwarming Gunslingers?
Randall Wallace has a love of strong, heroic and heartwarming stories. He was no...
1959’s No Name on the Bullet
About 30 years ago, my younger sister Pam had to write an essay on a “hero” for ...
This Far-Off Wild Land
A Scottish emigrant, Andrew Dawson (1817-1871) worked at Pierre Chouteau Jr. and...
Best of the West Awards
True West's Best of the West 2011 Winners
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True West's Best of the West 2013 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2013 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
True West's Best of the West 2012 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2012 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
True West's Best of the West 2009 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2009 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
True West's Best of the West 2010 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2010 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
True West's Best of the West 2008 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2008 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
TRUE WEST EBOOKS
- Wyatt Earp Collectors Edition (Feb/Mar 2001)
- Billy the Kid Collector's Edition (July 2000)
- Custer Collector's Edition (May/June 2001) Print edition is SOLD OUT!
- Cowboys and Cowtowns Collector's Edition (July 2001)
- Wild Bill Collector's Edition (Sept 2001)
- Doc Holliday Collector's Edition (Dec 2001)
- Alamo Collector's Edition (Feb/March 2002)
- Texas Rangers Collector's Edition (July 2002)
- Jesse James Collector's Edition (Aug/Sept 2002)
- Lewis and Clark/50 Historical Photos (Jan 2003)
- John Wesley Hardin and More (Aug 2004)
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