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The Cowboy Code A steely-eyed buckaroo graces the cover of the January-February 2024 issue of True West. Beside him is the caption: "The Cowboy:...

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The Tenacious West Thank you for a thought-provoking Western Books article, “The Tenacity of the West—and the Western,” in the November 2023 issue...

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Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. Historic...

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  A Shared Treasure We live in San Antonio, Texas. My wife was going through her father and mother’s belongings after their deaths and found...

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TRUE WEST AT 70 The very first issue of True West magazine appeared during April 1953 when this writer was eight years old (I would turn nine three...

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The Real Deal: Ben Johnson The November 2021 cover story “Ben Johnson: A True American Cowboy” by Marshall Trimble struck a sentimental chord with...

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Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. Double-Take...

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Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. A Case of...

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Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of HISTORICAL truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs.

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Breaking Colts

Breaking Colts

Breaking a colt, what a sorry expression. Just curious, but have you ever thought of “breaking” your child? Kind of a sick deal if we use the term...

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