Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza was born and raised in northern Illinois, but her heart has always been in the West. Her father was a livestock buyer, and the family lived in Harvard, Illinois. Horses were a way of life, and books about horses were as good as it got. While still in her 20s, she headed West and never looked back. TW: For you, the West also included Mexico, right? PG: Yes, I married a retired Mexican cavalry officer and former member of the Mexican Equestrian Team. Together, we op

March 2006
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
- All Aboard for Santa Fe
- WILD OPEN SPACES: WHY WE LOVE WESTERNS
- CHASING THE RODEO
- GOLD! The Story of the 1848 Gold Rush and How it Shaped a Nation
- SEEING YELLOWSTONE IN 1871
- THE TOUGHEST GANG IN TOWN
- Nimrod: Courts, Claims, and Killing on the Oregon Frontier
- DANCING WITH THE GOLDEN BEAR
- SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE, COWBOY STYLE
- Sunset Limited
- Arizona’s Apache Country
- SNAKE DANCE
More In This Issue
- Voice for Freedom
- Was Mike Williams an Abilene, Kansas, deputy at the time of the gunfight between Wild Bill Hickok and Phil Coe?
- What can you tell me about U.S. Army scout Al Sieber?
- “A Glorious Sight to See”
- Trailing John Wesley Powell
- Leadville, Colorado
- Hardy as Bears
- America’s Best Train Experience
- Train Towns
- Can you tell me more about Bill Miner, whose life story is the basis for the Canadian film The Grey Fox?