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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GPS Guided Combines & Magazine
February 3, 2012I had a performance-speech last night in Apache Junction. Took me an hour and a half to wade across The Beast to AJ...
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True West in Ukraine and Rancho de los Putos
February 2, 2012So I'm proofing John Boessenecker's historic travel loop from San Francisco to Virginia City and he mentions checking out Rancho de los Putos...
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When Wild West Was On My Free Lance Radar
February 1, 2012This is a cover sketch of Doc Holliday for Wild West magazine. Found it in my studio last weekend. Did this before Bob...
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Living the Dream
Harvey’s Happy Girls
“There is n ever any sick among the travelers along the Santa Fe line on th e eati...
Ugly Ducklings, No More
Because of their unusual looks, Merwin, Hulbert & Co. firearms have been co...
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Sandra Day O’Connor
Growing up on a ranch taught me to be responsible for doing everything as well as...
Hoop Dance Dynasty
Thanks to the pull of love, one of today’s most acclaimed hoop dancing families...
History
- What is the meaning of “I’m your huckleberry,” said by Doc Holliday in the 1993 movie Tombstone?
- In the opening scene of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, the title character says, “Stand and deliver!“ That phrase seems appropriate for the previous century, not an 1800s stagecoach robber. What do you think?
- What can you tell me about the LeMat revolver?
Showdown at the V Cross T
ADOBE RANCH, N.M. Out here, where the tawny Plains of San Agustin spill over th...
Travel
Following New Mexico’s Road to Statehood
Ah, New Mexico. The Land of Enchantment. Or, as many say, the Land of Entrapment...
Face-Off on Facebook
Readers sounded off on their favorite museums on our Facebook page (Facebook.com...
Saddle Up for the Holidays
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you need to put away your riding boots.
Entertainment
1959’s No Name on the Bullet
About 30 years ago, my younger sister Pam had to write an essay on a “hero” for ...
The Bloody Benders
Scare master John Carpenter, who created the Halloween franchise, wants to make a ...
Best of the West Awards
True West's Best of the West 2011 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2011 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...
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The Illustrated Life and Time of Wyatt Earp
"Your book is fascinating, coupling your powerful illustrations [and] tracking...from birth to Tombstone to the legend [Wyatt] had become;...even Wyatt would approve." --By Hugh O'Brian, of the TV series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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