Wyatt Earp was a Boomer. As are most of the writers and historians arguing about him in this issue. Granted, the term Boomer has slightly different meanings here: Earp followed the boomtowns in the Old West (thus he was called a “Boomer”) while we historically hysterical pontificators are members of the post WWII “baby boom.” Thus we are Boomers celebrating and debating the value of a Boomer. Make sense?
One thing I had never considered kind of jumped out at me as we were putting this i

True West October 2023
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
To The Point
More In This Issue
- Blood Money, Time Zones and Old West Jails
- Pecos, Texas
- Alaska’s Real Bonanza
- On the Trail of Charlie Russell
- What History Has Taught Me with Bradley G. Courtney
- Texas and the Paterson Colt
- A Firearm Bonanza
- Jerry C. Crandall – Artist and Friend
- The Oldest West Savior
- Clum in the Cold
- Shooting Back
- Truth Be Known
- Opening Shot