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Boggs Unleashed
Walking Little Big Horn
- Published April 26, 2012
- Written by TWMag
As the SUV rounds the curve, I can see the Associated Press bulletin flashing into newsrooms across the world: “URGENT: Last Casualties of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Land-Hungry Pioneers
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
It’s hard to believe, but if it were not for Honest Abe, America would never have had:
The Civil War Turns 150
- Published March 29, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
The Civil War and the American West are forever connected.
Paramount’s Golden Boy
- Published March 13, 2012
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
A.C. Lyles, 93 years young, vividly recalls the Western movies he grew up watching. But Tom Mix, Hoot Gibson or Fred Thomson didn’t bring him to Hollywood. Wings did.
Who Needs a Chiropractor?
- Published February 22, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
PC Trumps PRCA
- Published January 10, 2012
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
At first glance, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo looks like any other rodeo.
That Other Rooster Cogburn
- Published January 11, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
With the Coen brothers’ remake of 1968’s True Grit, everybody seems to be comparing Jeff Bridges’ Rooster Cogburn to John Wayne’s Academy Award-winning portrayal.
Learning Their Trade...In Stir
- Published November 08, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
Arnold Darby is in a great mood the day I arrive in Huntsville, Texas, to talk about his custom bootmaking business...with good reason.
The Truth to Chaco Canyon
- Published November 09, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
Scholars and archaeologists may debate why the great Pueblo Indian society existed in Chaco Canyon, but everybody agrees on one thing: It’s in the middle of flippin’ nowhere.
Buckin’ for Buck
- Published October 04, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
Buck Taylor’s as elusive as Ike Clanton was during Wyatt Earp’s Vendetta Ride.
Forget The Alamo
- Published October 06, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
Everybody has been talking about Alamo movies this year, but they keep forgetting the best of the bunch.
Get Along, Little Buffalo!
- Published August 28, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
“Just don’t do anything stupid.”
Top 10 Things to Do In Sacramento, California
- Published August 31, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
In Sacramento, California, you can still discover gold, and it comes in all shapes, sizes and colors.
West of Mystery
- Published July 28, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
This librarian up in Idaho is giving C.J. Box the evil eye.
Lone Star Vodka
- Published July 27, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
“Texas vodka? Man, that doesn’t even go together.”
Top 10 Things to Do in Denver
- Published June 27, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
A party is always going on at Larimer Square.
The Best BBQ Joints in Texas
- Published June 29, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
Coming from South Carolina, I arrived in Dallas in 1984 and was shocked at what they called barbecue in Texas.
Friends of the James Farm Bash
- Published May 24, 2011
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
The family’s all here.
Meet Robert J. Conley
- Published May 25, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
I knew Robert J. Conley was not your typical Western writer when he came up to me and fellow author John D. Nesbitt at an Albuquerque bar and started quoting-not Louis L’Amour or Larry McMurtry (don’t get Bob started on McMurtry, by the way)-Lord Byron.
The West’s Best Breakfasts
- Published April 26, 2011
I’m still on a quest to find the best huevos rancheros in America, so I’ve left off all great Mexican breakfast joints. Anyway, I’m hungry, so let’s order up.
Centennial Celebration
- Published April 27, 2010
- Written by Johnny D. Boggs
Of the quotes about Glacier National Park, I remember John Muir’s writing: “Give a month at least to this precious reserve. The time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening it, it will indefinitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.”
Muir was right. I visited Glacier for just a few days in 1990, and whenever I think about that trip, I feel immortal.
