Celebrating the West True West enters its eighth decade with hope and promise. When Joe Small launched True West from his office in...
Best of the West 2024
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Kendrick’s Northern Cowboys
Growing up in the Texas Pan-handle, I often visited a cousin who worked at the 6666 Ranch, one of the old historic outfits in Texas, so I am quite...
The Death Tent
Frank Dalton and James Cole vs Dave Smith, Will Towerly and Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Based on the research of Robert Ernst and George R. Stumpf; with...
Silver Screen Buckaroos
Films and television shows featuring real working cowboys have made America’s icon famous worldwide since 1894. In America’s first...
The Real McCoy
Wyoming cowboy and Army cavalry and horse artillery veteran Tim McCoy brought realism to the silver screen. For a lad of Irish-born parents, his...
Dude or Not a Dude?
Can you spot the real cowboy? Only the photographer knew for sure. Ever since the first camera studio was set up, men and women have posed as their...
The Cowboy
America’s icon still rides tall in the saddle. They call him cowboy, vaquero, buckaroo, waddy, paniolo, saddletramp, wrangler and drover. He...
True West Charts a New Course
Changes in 2024 Include a Bimonthly Schedule, Lower Subscription Prices and Digital Expansion. True West magazine, a publication with...
Dude Spotting
It’s harder to spot real cowboys than you might think. In my experience, nobody looks at a photograph of a welder and says, “That’s not a...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “He who does not expect to win is already defeated.” Quotes “An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose...
Cowboys Deluxe
Cowboys Deluxe At one time the Miller & Lux Ranch in California was the largest combined ranching, farming and meat-packing operation in the...
Into the Heart of the West
Make your plans, pack your bags and head out for a Western adventure of a lifetime! Whether you live in rural North Dakota or urban Texas, an annual...