Building Your Western Library
Top Five Koblas Reads
- Published May 13, 2013
- Written by Johnny D Boggs
At any moment, Minnesota native John J. “Jack” Koblas was likely to break out into an animated talk about baseball, Science Fiction, Horror or Western literature, or even into a song. After all, his post-high school band, the Magpies, was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2007. But get him into a conversation about Jesse James, and he was off and running.
Andrew J. Fenady’s post-civil war reads
- Published April 15, 2013
- Written by Meghan Saar
The man who wrote the classic John Wayne Western Chisum has a new novel out featuring his Johnny Yuma character from the 1959 TV show he created, The Rebel.
Phil Collins’s Top Five Alamo Reads
- Published November 05, 2012
- Written by Phil Collins
He’s sold more than 200 million records, and he’s a lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, but what we like most about Phil Collins is that he is a devotee to all things Alamo. His book, The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector’s Journey, was issued earlier this year.
Charlie Daniels’ Favorite L’Amour Novels
- Published March 18, 2013
- Written by Charlie Daniels
Some of the greatest conversations of my life have been the ones I was blessed to share with Louis L’Amour.
J.A. Johnstone Picks
- Published November 05, 2012
- Written by J.A. Johnstone
Well, four from 2012, plus a timeless classic. Anytime Shane shows up on a list, the rest of the bunch has to be top-notch storytelling.
Billie Bierer’s Buffalo soldier Reads
- Published February 11, 2013
- Written by Billie Bierer
In her novel The Audacity of Patience Levi, Billie Bierer based her lead character on the female Buffalo Soldier Cathy Williams. Shared here are some Buffalo Soldier reads she found useful for her research. Find out how the author got interested in Williams’s story and more at Blog.TWMag.com
Guns, Guts & Glory
- Published October 03, 2012
- Written by TW Editors
True West is setting out on a mission to help you find the best books, on a multitude of subjects, that depict this great frontier era in American history.
Matt Braun Picks
- Published January 08, 2013
- Written by Matt Braun
Remarking that “These books light the way to deeper research on Western characters and events,” ace storyteller Matt Braun shares some of the reference material that informs his own research and makes good reading in their own right.
SERIESous about the West?
- Published November 01, 2006
- Written by The Editors
If you ask an Average Joe who has any inkling about Western history to name a series in the genre, he’s most likely going to name the Time-Life Old West series—a 26-volume set ranging from the “Cowboys” to the “End and the Myth.”
