How do today’s cowboy boots compare to those of the Old West?
How do today’s cowboy boots compare to those of the Old West? Ray Burden Beckenham, Kent, England Cowboy boots today are…
A True West Writer’s 40-Year Journey
During June 1959, when I was one month shy of turning 15, I noticed a Western magazine on a newsstand called True West. …
Judge Charlie Meyer
Many frontier towns had no official judge and usually a man respected for his knowledge would be asked to arbitrate disputes between two parties. If t…
Virginia Chow-Chow
One of the favorite condiments of the Old West was chow-chow, a spicy vegetable mixture. This recipe shows why it was so…
A Blast at the Tucson Train Station
On March 20, 1882, Wyatt Earp gave Frank Stilwell a shotgun send-off. Doc Holliday and others added their two cents. Stilwell’s body, found the next m…
A Good Gun and a Trusty HorseTo mounted shooters and others who’ve ridden the gunsmoke trail, there’s nothing more satisfying than a dependable firearm and a faithful saddle companion.
Throughout history, the horse has been known as “Man’s Noblest Companion.” Alexander the Great had Bucephalus, Marengo w…
A Few Quotations We Shouldn’t Forget
“Leave me alone and let me go to hell by my own route!” Famous almost-last words of Calamity Jane shortly before her dea…
A Song for the Good Times
Myles Keogh was a soldier of fortune, an Irishman who fought for the papal army in Italy and later the Union in the Civi…
A True West Writer’s 40-Year Journey
Did Remington Capture Clanton’s Last Breath?Art unexpectedly imitated life in master artist Frederic Remington’s first sold work.
The Rise of the Toughest Texas RangerThe Texas Hill Country Life that shaped Frank Hamer into the greatest American lawman of the 20th century.
Texas bred tough men, and none came any tougher than Frank Hamer. He was to the Lone Star State what Wyatt Earp was to Arizona and what Wild Bill Hick…
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