Although derided by some egghead professors as “Cowboys and Indians, 101,” the Western Americana field of history is, actually, remarkably rich and varied. Take two new books, for example. William R. Goulding’s California Odyssey is edited by Patricia Etter for the Arthur H. Clark Co., while Ho! For Wonderland is edited by Lee H. Whittlesey and Elizabeth A. Watry for the University of New Mexico Press. Both books possess that strong “sense of place” that is held by much of the Ameri

January/February 2010
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- True West’s Best of the West 2010 Winners
- Did cowboys on the trail prefer to smoke cigarettes, pipes or cigars?
- What is the Bascom Affair?
- An old man who died in San Diego in 1948 claimed on his deathbed to be gunman “Buckskin” Frank Leslie.
- Why did Gene Autry wear a double buscadero rig with only one holster?
- When did regular bathing become the norm in the Old West?
- Did Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders include any outlaws or lawmen?
- Got Gold … In Your Closet?
- Following Calamity Jane
- The “New” Old Ancestors
- The Original Boot Hill
- How to Own a Dixon on a Low Budget
- Auld Lang Syne
- An Insane Treatment
- Choose the Right Felt Hat
- Happy 400th Birthday, Santa Fe
- Horsey Adventures in Fort Worth
- Cactus Camp
- Lynda A. Sanchez
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2010