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
Honorable Mentions: Western Museums We Love of 2008
Museums that showed creativity with their exhibits in 2007.
The Vision of Walter Hill
The good news is that Walter Hill didn't beat the crap out of me, although it crossed his mind.
A Feast Along the Alferd Packer Trail
He was a shoemaker, Army veteran, hunter, guide, scout, miner, convict, harness maker, cane carver, horsehair braider, "jack whacker" and, of course, a cannibal.
Why Does Everyone Love Louis...
A Western novelist today examines the influence Louis L'Amour has had on the genre.
Top 10 Things to Do in El Paso
The editors thought I was joking when I pitched this idea. "Ten things to do in El Paso? What's No. 1? Leave?"
On the Trail of Sheriff Pat Garrett
Be warned: Nature's Call can be troublesome in this part of the country.
(Not Really) Roughing it on the Mark Twain Trail
By jingo, does everybody in Hannibal, Missouri, think he's Mark Twain?
Kicking the Boot Addiction
Hello, my name's Johnny (yes, Johnny; it's on my birth certificate), and I'm an addict.
The Good, the Bad at the O.K. Corral
The last shot fired at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was the deadliest.