Johnny D. Boggs
Fueled by a lifelong passion for American history and a more recent desire to make mortgage payments, Spur Award-winning author Johnny D. Boggs has written more than 20 nonfiction books and novels, plus thousands of newspaper and magazine articles. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, son and basset hound.
Stories by Johnny D. Boggs
My Christmas Wish List
I asked for a pony one Christmas.
Looping Across Kit Carson’s Southwest
A banner whips in the wind over the main drag as I drive into Taos, New Mexico.
Hauntings in the West
I've been warned that a friendly ghost lurks about the Ellis Country Store Inn in Lincoln, New Mexico.
Following Charlie Russell’s Paintbrush
It’s a quiet day in Utica.
Top 10 Things To See In Tucson
My continuing search for the True West has led me here.
Skating In New Directions
I’m trying to avoid being trampled by a zillion tourists at the Santa Fe Indian Market...
Rollin’, Rollin’, Respectin’ Along the Western Trail
I can't remember all the novels I've read about the Chisholm Trail.
Where’s the Beef?
I met up with Motz at the Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
10 Ways to Get Your Kids Hooked on History
The video about Anne Frank was over - part of a special exhibit at Bosque Redondo Memorial in Fort Sumner, New Mexico - when my son told me, "Those Nazis were really mean." I agreed.
Revisiting Lonesome Dove
Two decades ago, my fellow reporters and I were sitting in the Dallas Times Herald offices--or maybe we were in a sleazy bar near the newsroom--debating the casting of the forthcoming miniseries Lonesome Dove.