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March 2007

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Royal Wade Kimes' success shows why sometimes the outlaw wins.

A Man That Won’t Bend

Mark Boardman
New Zealand couple captures the heart and soul of the American West.

Mellonsfolly’s Wild West

Meghan Saar
Full speed ahead, Jedediah.

“Western Movie” Night … at the Museum

TW Editors
From Omaha, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Trailing the First Indian Person

Johnny D. Boggs
Historic trails saved by a future president and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Madonna of the Western Trails

Cindy Thomson

I’m making models of authentic Western homes/ranches. Can you tell me more about the use of glass in the Old West?

Is 1954’s Dawn at Socorro based on a true story?

womenofwest

Railroad’s First Lady

Jana Bommersbach
shootingfromhip

Have Gun, Safe for Travel?

Phil Spangenberger
renegaderds

Whiskey-Runnin’ Whoop-Up Trail

Candy Moulton
preservation

Preservation: Depot Heroes

TW Editors
collectingwest

Tom Horn Hits the Auction Block

Meghan Saar
classicgunfights

Adair Before They Die

Bob Boze Bell

Was Wyatt Earp as good a hero as we have been led to believe? I’ve read he was involved in a “gold brick” swindle. Can you tell me more about that scam?

A family Bible belonging to the sister of Brushy Bill, who claimed to be Billy the Kid, listed his birth year as 1879. If this is true, then Brushy Bill couldn’t possibly be Billy the Kid, right?

How did the term “cowpoke” come about?

whatsitliketolive

Wickenburg, Arizona

TW Editors

What shirts were popular in the Old West?

Modern-day excursions from drinking trains to gourmet meals on wheels.

Don’t Miss the Party Train

Jana Bommersbach
His favorite spots and a new place to pay tribute to him.

Zane Grey’s Arizona

Johnny D. Boggs
Experts recommend their favorite Western events.

Party Like a Cowboy

TW Editors
renegaderds

Zebulon Pike’s Wandering Explorations

Candy Moulton