One might assume John Wayne and William F. Cody had little in common besides their Iowa origins and international fame as actors.
Unlike Cody, Wayne had not, in reality, performed any of the heroic deeds he acted out on the silver screen. He avoided military service in WWII, while many other actors volunteered; Audie Murphy, the most decorat

True West March 2018
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- What History Has Taught Me: Brian Downes
- Does Consumption Exist Today?
- Cattle, Cowboys and Culture
- Western Events for March 2018
- Back to Basque
- Sarah “Great Western” Bowman Reportedly Died of a Tarantula Bite. Is Tarantula Venom that Poisonous?
- Fake News Guru
- The Oatman Massacre
- What Happened to the Scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody Took from Cheyenne Warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876?
- America’s First Cavalry Blade
- Gem City of the Plains
- Big Year for Custer Guns
- How are Cattle Brands read, and how do Ranchers select them?
- Sitting with Wyatt Earp
- Is Pancho Villa’s “Punitive Expedition” the same as the “Mexican Expedition?”
- The Suspect Savannah Strike