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May 2010

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Features

Nearly 175 years after the historic battle for Texas Independence, some of us still don't have a clue!

Things We Get Wrong About David Crockett

William Groneman III
 “He lived in the Wild West and died in the Wild West way.

The Legendary Life & Tragic Death of Sonny Jim

Mark Boardman

Western Books & Movies

Alias Soapy Smith

Richard H. Dillon

In Trace of TR: A Montana Hunter’s Journey

Linda Wommack
(Pelican, $15.95)

Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents

William Garwood

Peg Leg

Linda Wommack
(Vivendi Entertainment; $14.93)

High Plains Invaders

Henry Cabot Beck
(Walt Disney Video, $29.99)

Tombstone: Blu-Ray Edition

Henry Cabot Beck
Written for S.A.G.s, otherwise known as “Serious Alamo Guys.”

Fifty Years After The Alamo

Henry Cabot Beck

More In This Issue

Fort Pierre, South Dakota

Bill Markley

William C. Porter

William C. Porter
The Olson family is living the dream at John Wayne’s former ranch property.

Western Flair the Duke Would Appreciate

Candy Moulton
Hitting the trail in California’s Wine Country at Sugarloaf Ridge park.

Grape History on a Sunset Ride

Darley Newman

Top 10 Western Museums of 2010

Johnny D. Boggs
Featured at one of the best Western museums in the nation.

Great Guns in the Panhandle

Phil Spangenberger
Following the inmate trail from Angola, Louisiana, to Yuma, Arizona.

The Walls of a Prison Will Never Hold Me

Johnny D. Boggs
Hohokam canal culture saved in 1929 still offers answers to this day.

Depression-Era Treasure

Jana Bommersbach
An international team unravels the story of Dan Tipton.

Tracking a Vendetta Rider

Mark Boardman
Far more than just apple pies were prevalent on the frontier.

As American as Apple Pie

Sherry Monahan
Spilling the blood on Old West cinema fistfights.

Mellow-Trauma

Dr. Jim Kornberg

Straws in the Wind

G. Daniel DeWeese

Custer Portrait Shares a Hidden Story

Meghan Saar
Glacier National Park—loved by both John Muir and C.M. Russell.

Centennial Celebration

Johnny D. Boggs
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Can you tell me something about the Apache of southern Arizona?

Marshall Trimble
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Can you tell me something about the comic book hero Kid Colt?

Marshall Trimble