The Mexican Revolution’s Mata Hari
The true story of the mysterious and elusive Helene Pontipirani
True West November 2020
To The Point
Assassination Nation
Get ready to tangle with epic events and tragic stats on the revolution road.
- The Apache Kid Escapes
Two lawmen die in the incident. November 2, 1889. Two lawmen are transferring nine prisoners–including the Apache Kid (photo)–from Globe,… Read more: The Apache Kid Escapes - A Brother’s Vengeance
Will McLaury joins the OK Corral prosecution. November 4, 1881. Texas lawyer Will McLaury–the brother of Tom and Frank McLaury–is… Read more: A Brother’s Vengeance - The Jailing of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
A big moment in the OK Corral hearing. November 7, 1881–day eight of the OK Corral hearing. Judge Wells Spicer… Read more: The Jailing of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
Features
Cap & Ball Six-Guns: A Smoke-Filled Adventure
Firearms fans are finding old-timey black powder revolver replicas offer a "time travel" shooting experience.
Combate De Los Malamigos (The Battle Of Bad Friends)
Villa vs Calles: With friends like these, who needs enemies? Pancho gets whipped and three of his adversaries become president of Mexico!
Pancho Villa And The El Paso Connection
¡Ay Chihuahua! How this strategic U.S. town launched the Mexican Revolution.
¡Viva Zapata! ¡Tierra y Libertad!
A century AFTER the end of the Mexican revolution, revolutionary Emiliano Zapata still inspires political reform and justice.
Departments
Wyatt’s Stallion, the Apache Kid and the Code of the West
What became of Wyatt Earp’s horse, Dick Naylor? When did the first autos appear in the Wild West towns? There is a U.S. National Forest map “The Apache Kid Wilderness” that shows the Apache Kid’s gravesite. Is that accurate? And more.
Home On The Range Cabin “…And The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day”
Going “home” to a sweet moment in American history.
Eyewitness To Mayhem?
Did Big Nose Kate watch the Tombstone shootout?
What History Has Taught Me: Silas Hite
Silas Hite, Composer, Musician, Artist
Western Roundup November 2020
Western events for November 2020
Guns of Mexico’s Freedom Fighters
During Mexico’s 1910 Revolution, rebel forces fought with muzzle-loaders, lever-action and bolt-action repeaters—even machine guns.
Combate De Los Malamigos (The Battle Of Bad Friends)
Villa vs Calles: With friends like these, who needs enemies? Pancho gets whipped and three of his adversaries become president of Mexico!
Peak to Peak
Bold. Inspirational. Sacred. Rugged.
They Earned A Living On Their Feet
Women of grit and grace brought home cooking to their restaurants across the West.
Earl Holliman
One of Hollywood’s finest gentlemen of the silver screen recalls his early career in Westerns.
Western Books & Movies
Last Ride Across Hi-Lo
Max Evans’s final novel The King of Taos, a literary Western, and new biographies of outlaws Cherokee Bill and Willis Newton.
The Horizon West
Western book publishing is experiencing a banner year in 2020 despite the pandemic.
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Austin, Nevada
The Old West is alive in the friendliest town on the loneliest highway.