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May 2007

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Features

manyfacesBTK

The Many Faces of Billy the Kid

Robert G. McCubbin
A revenge assassination put labor on trial in the Old West.

A Case for Murder

Mark Boardman
queenofcountry

Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas

Bob Boze Bell
birthofstate

Birth of a State

Valerie Haynes
Who remembers Billy the Kid?

Dreamscape Desperado

Paul Andrew Hutton
And one Kid.

A Tale of Two Governors…

Jason Strykowski

Western Books & Movies

toughtowns

Tough Towns

Chuck Lewis
hardandnoblelives

Hard and Noble Lives

Linda Wommack
boomtownsaloons

Boomtown Saloons

Meghan Saar
frontiers

Frontiers

Richard H. Dillon
riobravo

Rio Bravo/ The Cowboys

Henry Cabot Beck
yellowstone

Yellowstone Denied

Cynthia Green
johnbarmstrong

John B. Armstrong: Texas Ranger and Pioneer Ranchman

Chuck Lewis
arizonasheriffs

Arizona Sheriffs

Linda Wommack
fateworsethan

A Fate Worse Than Death

Richard H. Dillon
blackhats

Black Hats

Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza
canyonofbones

The Canyon of Bones

William Garwood
wild_indigo

Wild Indigo

Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza
bigvalley

The Big Valley Season Two, Vol. 1

Henry Cabot Beck
ciscokid

Cisco Kid

Henry Cabot Beck
westerns

Spanakopita Western

Henry Cabot Beck
great_mormon

The Great Mormon Cricket Fly-Fishing Festival

William Garwood

Broken Trail Spin-Offs

Henry Cabot Beck

Moses Taite’s War

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

An Endless Attraction to Billy

Allen Barra
fromhondotobig

From Hondo to Big Ike

Candy Moulton
vengeancemoon

Vengeance Moon

William Garwood
califgoldrush

The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War

Richard H. Dillon
onlocation

On Location!

TW Editors
greattrainrob

Great Train Robberies of the Old West

Linda Wommack
followingroyalrd

Following the Royal Road

Cynthia Green
amarillo

Amarillo: The Story of a Western Town

Linda Wommack
lonestarlawman

Lone Star Lawman

Richard H. Dillon
ballotsandbullets

BALLOTS AND BULLETS: The Bloody County Seat Wars of Kansas

Chuck Lewis
westerns

The Reel, not Real, Jesse James in Film

Johnny D. Boggs
downinthevalley

Bandidas

Henry Cabot Beck
speadingtheword

Spreading the Word

Meghan Saar
givememountains

Give Me Mountains For My Horses

Chuck Lewis
sunsettrail

Sunset Trail

William Garwood
undersunsetrim

Under the Sunset Rim

Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza
texasshowdown

Texas Showdown

Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza

More In This Issue

john wayne

On the Trail of John Wayne

Johnny D. Boggs
classicgunfights

The Tale of the Empty Chamber

Bob Boze Bell
storiesbehindsong

Stories Behind the Song

Bethany Braley
womenofwest

Honoring Mothers and Fathers

Jana Bommersbach
shootingfromhip

Weapons as Art

Phil Spangenberger
preservation

Preservation: Splish Splash Bath

TW Editors
collecting

Not a Leg to Stand On

Meghan Saar
The Hottest Old West Collectibles of 2006.

Collecting the West Roundup

Meghan Saar
Wyoming is definitely Mountain Man Country.

Rendezvous Deja Vu

Johnny D. Boggs

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

Marshall Trimble
whatsitlike

Deadwood, SD

TW Editors
toptenmuseums

Top 10 Western Museums of 2007

Johnny D. Boggs
roadtrip

Sacking Lawrence

Johnny D. Boggs

Where can I find a definitive biography on Jim Miller?

Marshall Trimble

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?

Marshall Trimble

What insurance companies cover Old West re-enactment groups?

Marshall Trimble

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?

Marshall Trimble

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

Marshall Trimble
renegaderds

Tracking the Great Bear

Candy Moulton
classicgunfight

One Man With Courage Makes A Majority

Bob Boze Bell
womenofwest

No Compromise with War

Jana Bommersbach
shootingfromhip

Ugly Ducklings of Frontier Six-shooters

Phil Spangenberger
preservation

Preservation: Roll Along, Wagon Train

TW Editors
Quantrill takes us to Lawrence, Kansas, and Missouri.

Sacking Lawrence

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

Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas

Bob Boze Bell
collectingwest

A Gun Exchanged for Billy the Kid’s Mare

Meghan Saar
manthatwontbend

A Man That Won’t Bend

Mark Boardman

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?

Marshall Trimble

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

Marshall Trimble

What pistol did Wild Bill Hickok favor?

Marshall Trimble
whatsitlike

St. Joseph, MO

TW Editors
storiesbehindsong

Stories Behind the Song

Bethany Braley
roadtrip

Trailing the First Indian Person

Johnny D. Boggs

ATM Update: Hunnewell, KS

Marshall Trimble

What can you tell me about Cimarron, New Mexico?

Marshall Trimble