I first became interested in the history of Western film after moving to Sedona, Arizona, in 2001. My interest in Westerns jump-started when I could look out my window and see the sites of numerous cinematic stagecoach robberies and gun battles. I’m originally from Brooklyn, and I was used to seeing real crime scenes.
For 30 years I worked in art direction for publications, such as Cue (the first city magazine, later merged with New York magazine), and for companies like Penthouse and CMP

July 2010
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
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- Wichita Whore War
- Crossed Sabres
- Why does Virgil Earp get so little credit as an Old West lawman?
- Are tumbleweeds not native to America?
- What did a cowboy do with his rifle when it was illegal to carry them into towns?
- Did cowboys really pull pack animals by holding a rope tied to their saddle horn?
- When did belt loops become common?
- How did the Mountain Men cook beaver tails?
- Stay on Target When Collecting Gun Shots
- Dreams of Gold on the Starvation Trail
- Calgary’s “Exotic” Stampede
- Joe McNeill
- Bandera, Texas
- The Digital Frontier
- Ethnic Fare
- The Functional Side of Cowboy Boots
- What’s in His Head?
- The Best BBQ Joints in Texas