Bob Boze Bell
In 1999, Bell bought True West magazine (published since 1953) and moved the editorial offices to Cave Creek, Arizona. He has published and illustrated groundbreaking books on the West. Among the subjects are Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid and Doc Holliday. His series of Western gunfights is titled Classic Gunfights. In addition to his efforts for True West, Boze's work has appeared in Arizona Highways, Playboy and National Lampoon. He has illustrated numerous book covers and appears as a guest speaker on the History Channel, Discovery Channel and the Westerns Channel.
Stories by Bob Boze Bell
Bob Boze Bell Blog
If you've ever wondered what it's like to run a magazine or how crazy my personal life is, be sure to read the behind-the-scenes peek at the daily trials and tribulations of running True West.
High Doom in the Andes
Two heavily armed "Americanos, on jaded mules" ride into the high mountain village of San Vicente, Bolivia.
Chimney Wells Roundup
Near dusk, two members of the Wild Bunch, Will Carver and Elzy Lay, ride into Virgil Lusk's cow camp near Chimney Wells, New Mexico.
Brothers of Blood
The west Wisconsin town of Durand today is hot - the mercury hits triple digits. For the two Coleman brothers, it's about to get a lot hotter.
Devil Canyon Shoot-Out
Navajo County Sheriff Chet Houck and his deputy Pete Pemberton hop a train from Winslow, Arizona to Canyon Diablo (Devil Canyon).
A Bullet For Your Troubles
It's cold, just after dawn in Colorado's Brown's Park area when Isom Dart comes out of his cabin....
A Wild Time at Wildly Well
For Pat Garrett, an arrest gone wrong.
"Brazen Bill" Shot to Blazes
A lone highwayman, masked in muslin, robs a stage en route from Tucson to Florence, Arizona, carrying three passengers, including Arizona Citizen editor John Clum.
