The newest offering from historian Robert M. Utley, Geronimo, is a masterpiece. While Geronimo was never a chief and never held the sway of Mangas Coloradas or Cochise, his name is the most recognized of all Indian leaders throughout history.
While other credible biographies of the feared Apache can be found, Utley brings a nuanced understanding of the stories that define how we know the Apache fighter today. This is a must-have biography for any Old West aficionado or someone who wants to l

February 2013
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- E.M. Horton
- Fifty Years of The Virginian
- The Mean-Nice Man
- The 5-Man Army
- February 2013 Events
- Inventive to a Fault the inventor and the tycoon
- Object: Matrimony
- With Blood in Their Eyes
- Comanche Crusader
- Weapons of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
- Geronimo by Robert M. Utley
- Frontier “Forty Four”
- Bruce Boxleitner
- In November 2012, True West discussed the “45 Lawmen You’d Want On Your Side.” Bass Outlaw is one—but he’s later listed as an outlaw. So was he somebody you wanted on your side—or a bad guy you didn’t want to mess with?
- Were gun silencers used during the Old West era?
- When did the last U.S. stagecoach robbery take place?
- How many prospectors got rich during the California gold rush?
- What was the first college created to educate American Indians?
- When the pioneers crossed treeless country, where did the women go to the bathroom?
- Matt Braun Picks
- Black Gold Gushers
- Historical Twins
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2013
- “War to the Death”
- Honor in Defeat
- The Rocky Mountain Rangers
- Men Behaving Badly
- The Death Tent
- Almost Getting Killed…
- The Tucked-In Rangers
- Sourdough
- Looking for the Shawnee Trail