Rex Allen said his heart would always belong to his hometown of Willcox, Arizona, and he wasn’t kidding. A replica of a human heart was included in...
The Heart of Willcox
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Articles
Frank Hamer vs. Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer’s career began during the closing years of the Texas frontier, and saw him transition from a horseback Ranger into a motorized...
Love, Luck, and Lead
In the pantheon of Old West publishing history, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok is a biographical anomaly. Compared to his peers, William F....
I Found a Portrait of my Great-Great Grandfather Holding a Cocked Revolver, circa 1870s. Was That Common?
I found a portrait of my great-great grandfather holding a cocked revolver, circa 1870s. Was that common? Renae Sexton Apache, Oklahoma Your...
Julian Street in Cripple Creek
The heyday of Cripple Creek began around 1890 when a cowboy named Bob Womack found gold. For years he’d been telling anybody who’d listen the narrow...
Mormon Handcarts Track Across Wyoming
Travel the length of the Cowboy State and discover the history behind one of the nation’s great religious migrations.
The Western Auction of the Year
Would Billy the Kid’s blade pass the million-dollar mark? In True West’s January 2019 issue the long-awaited Brian Lebel auction of Robert G....
Who Shot Joseph Heywood?
In the September 2018 issue of True West, the excellent article on the James-Younger Gang’s attempt to rob the Northfield, Minnesota, bank doesn’t...
Crossfire
Three historians slice and dice what actually happened in one of the greatest manhunts in American history. We have decided to run all of the...
Martha Summerhayes on the Crook Military Road
One of the most important military roads during the Apache Wars in Arizona was the General Crook Trail along the Mogollon Rim from Fort Verde to...
The Code of the West
The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was first chronicled by Zane Grey in his 1934 novel, The Code of the West. No...
Three Master Thriller Authors
A truly realistic western does not shy away from portraying the blood-soaked violence that went part and parcel with the taming of the American...