May 2007

From the Blog

Features

Western Books & Movies

blackhats

Black Hats

toughtowns

Tough Towns

great_mormon

The Great Mormon Cricket Fly-Fishing Festival

westerns

Spanakopita Western

ciscokid

Cisco Kid

bigvalley

The Big Valley Season Two, Vol. 1

wild_indigo

Wild Indigo

canyonofbones

The Canyon of Bones

fateworsethan

A Fate Worse Than Death

arizonasheriffs

Arizona Sheriffs

johnbarmstrong

John B. Armstrong: Texas Ranger and Pioneer Ranchman

yellowstone

Yellowstone Denied

riobravo

Rio Bravo/ The Cowboys

frontiers

Frontiers

boomtownsaloons

Boomtown Saloons

hardandnoblelives

Hard and Noble Lives

Broken Trail Spin-Offs

Moses Taite’s War

Garrett's book is bunk, Burns’ revived the Kid and Wallis' latest bio tells the whole truth.

An Endless Attraction to Billy

fromhondotobig

From Hondo to Big Ike

onlocation

On Location!

califgoldrush

The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War

vengeancemoon

Vengeance Moon

texasshowdown

Texas Showdown

undersunsetrim

Under the Sunset Rim

sunsettrail

Sunset Trail

givememountains

Give Me Mountains For My Horses

speadingtheword

Spreading the Word

downinthevalley

Bandidas

westerns

The Reel, not Real, Jesse James in Film

ballotsandbullets

BALLOTS AND BULLETS: The Bloody County Seat Wars of Kansas

lonestarlawman

Lone Star Lawman

amarillo

Amarillo: The Story of a Western Town

followingroyalrd

Following the Royal Road

greattrainrob

Great Train Robberies of the Old West

More In This Issue

classicgunfights

The Tale of the Empty Chamber

storiesbehindsong

Stories Behind the Song

john wayne

On the Trail of John Wayne

womenofwest

Honoring Mothers and Fathers

shootingfromhip

Weapons as Art

preservation

Preservation: Splish Splash Bath

collecting

Not a Leg to Stand On

The Hottest Old West Collectibles of 2006.

Collecting the West Roundup

Wyoming is definitely Mountain Man Country.

Rendezvous Deja Vu

whatsitlike

Deadwood, SD

Harry Young, a bartender at the #10 Saloon in Deadwood, was present when Wild Bill Hickok was killed. In a 1915 book, Young claimed that Hickok lost his last hand to William Massie, Kings full to four 7s. So what is the source of the Dead Man’s Hand of Ac

What can you tell us about the movie lot called Cudia City in Phoenix, Arizona? The TV series 26 Men was shot there.

I own an 1883 photo taken in Hunter’s Hot Springs, Montana, that supposedly shows Wyatt and Morgan Earp, Teddy Roosevelt, Butch Cassidy, Judge Roy Bean and other notables. Is it legit?

In El Paso on August 19, 1895, did John Selman shoot Hardin in the back of the head, as many believe, or did he shoot him in the face, as Selman swore?

Where can I find a definitive biography on Jim Miller?

roadtrip

Sacking Lawrence

toptenmuseums

Top 10 Western Museums of 2007

What insurance companies cover Old West re-enactment groups?

renegaderds

Tracking the Great Bear

classicgunfight

One Man With Courage Makes A Majority

womenofwest

No Compromise with War

shootingfromhip

Ugly Ducklings of Frontier Six-shooters

preservation

Preservation: Roll Along, Wagon Train

Butt kickin' rodeo cowgirls who inspired True West's #1 Museum of 2007.

Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas

Quantrill takes us to Lawrence, Kansas, and Missouri.

Sacking Lawrence

collectingwest

A Gun Exchanged for Billy the Kid’s Mare

manthatwontbend

A Man That Won’t Bend

whatsitlike

St. Joseph, MO

storiesbehindsong

Stories Behind the Song

roadtrip

Trailing the First Indian Person

ATM Update: Hunnewell, KS

What can you tell me about Cimarron, New Mexico?

If John Wayne was granted deferment from military service during WWII because he had a large family, wouldn’t this make him a draft dodger?

What can you tell me about hat cords in the frontier military?

What pistol did Wild Bill Hickok favor?