True West September 2019

TOMBSTONE'S JOHNNY RINGO

The Last Days Of The Legendary Gunfighter.

From the Blog

Features

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Shotguns and Outlaws

Wells Fargo’s shotgun messenger Mike Tovey was among the bravest of them all.

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Western Art Museums of the Year

In large and small institutions, curators create magic through creativity and imagination in the West’s best gallery exhibitions.

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One Man with Courage Makes a Majority

Jeff Milton vs The Burt Alvord Gang.

Traditions of the West

Discover the best of our collective Western culture in the exhibits of the top museums of 2019.

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Surviving the Ride on the Jackass Mail

Crossing the desert proved an ordeal passengers could never forget.

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Butterfield’s Grand Adventure

“Remember Boys, Nothing on God’s Earth Should Stop the United States Mail.”

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Death of a Cowboy, the Birth of a Legend

The final, fateful days of John Ringo.

Departments

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St. Joseph, Missouri

History is alive in the historic home of the Pony Express and Jesse James.

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Following Arkansas’ Trail of True Grit

Two centuries of Old West Heritage awaits discovery across the Natural State.

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John X. Beidler

A shotgun messenger in Old Montana left a great legacy of service and courage.

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Ask the Marshall

Why Didn’t Hugh O’Brian Wear a Mustache in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp?

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One Man with Courage Makes a Majority

Jeff Milton vs The Burt Alvord Gang.

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Ask the Marshall

What Happened to Mike Cassidy, Butch Cassidy’s Mentor?

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Western Art Reached the Top Tier

The works of several Old West artists sold at high premium at the Heritage Auction.

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Ask the Marshall

In the June issue of True West, there are several photos of the mines and miners of George Hearst.  How did those men get paid?

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Ask the Marshall

Horses rarely get shot in the Westerns, although they often go down when the rider is hit. What about in real life?

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Ask the Marshall

What illness did Jim Bowie have that confined him to a cot just before the final Mexican attack on the Alamo?

Stone by Stone

Shirley McClintock has dedicated her life to preserving the history of Council Grove, Kansas.

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Ask the Marshall

What did cowboys read for pleasure?

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Did the Cowboys or the Pioneers use Snowshoes in Tough Winters?

Western Books & Movies

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Guns Ablaze

Review of Terrence McCauley’s Dark Territory.

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Brigham Young, Not Revealed

Review of Thomas G. Alexander’s Brigham Young and the Expansion of the Mormon Faith.

Tarnished Gold

Review of Gordon H. Chang's Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad.

A Tragic Hero

Review of Patricia Tyson Stroud's Bitterroot: The Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis.

A Gun that Won the West

Review of Sharps Firearms, The Percussion Era, 1848-1865, Volume I by Roy Marcot, Edward W. Marron, Jr. and Ron Paxton.

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Stagecoach – The Legend At 80

John Ford and John Wayne’s classic Western film changed the course of cinema history.