As much as we all appreciate the educational value a meticulously researched, fact-filled history book, there’s much to be said for the pure escapist pleasure of getting lost in a fast-paced, drama-filled, page-turner of a novel. But why compromise between edification and entertainment?
These four new westerns released by Pinnacle Books, an imprint of Kensington Publishing,

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows