With his deep voice and lean hawklike look, Western novelist Matt Braun could be one of the Old West lawmen or cowboys that populate his novels. Braun has Oklahoma ranch roots, and when he decided some 30 years ago to write a novel, there was little question it would be a Western. Braun often seeks inspiration from his Oklahoma heritage. His favorite book, The Kincaids, chronicles the story of his home state from the days of the first land rush to the oil boomtowns. “I believe it is one of

April 2003
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- Where’s the Beef?
- The Saint of Stillwater Prison
- High Desert Museum
- Goddesses with Many Tastes
- Cremello
- Shootout at Blazer’s Mill
- 10 Things about the Pony Express
- Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
- Cottonwood Canyon Ranch
- Wahoo! Santa Fe
- Sojourn through the Past and Present
- What ever happened to “Big Minnie” of Tombstone?
- Reading the September 2000 True West article by Glenn Shirley, titled, “A Tireless Energy & Nerves of Steel,” I was fascinated by Caroline Bonneville. Are there books about other independent women of the early West?
- What was the favorite type of mule used in the Old West?
- While looking at a Tombstone photo, I saw a sign that says mule and ox shoes to order. How do you put shoes on a cloven-footed ox?
- How far apart were Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt in their famous 1865 showdown in Springfield, Missouri?
- During Wyatt Earp’s later years, while he was living in Hollywood, were there any silent films or voice recordings made of him?
- Larian Motel