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Mining the Optics
Four-year-old Albert Michelson reached the California Gold Rush town of Murphy’s Camp in 1856, after a voyage that took him from his native Prussia...
A Pinkerton Lie
The Pinkertons say they lured train robber John Reno to the Seymour, Indiana train depot in 1867. According to the story, as the train was rolling...
Who Was the Best Housekeeper in the West?
Competition between madams was especially lively way out in the west Texas town of El Paso where Redheaded Etta “Grasshopper” Clark and “Big Alice”...
True West Best of the West 2018 Western Wear
For 65 years, True West’s editors and contributors have written about the men and women across the country who work hard every day to keep the...
Was Bat Masterson Run Out of Denver?
Was Bat Masterson run out of Denver? Daniel E. Scuiry Berkeley, California Bat Masterson biographer Robert DeArment says, “Yes.” In May 1902,...
Condemning the Jail
The New Albany, Indiana Jail was just a few years old when four members of the Reno Gang were moved there in 1868. They were supposed to be jailed...
The Railroad Comes to Holbrook
Holbrook, Arizona, located at the junction of the Rio Puerco and Little Colorado rivers and straddling the new Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, was...
True West Best of the West 2018 Western Movies
The one notable theme that has emerged from this year’s short list of Westerns is the tale of the aging tough guy or, less sentimentally, the...
A Last Hurrah for the Reno Gang
The Reno Gang hit the big time on May 22, 1868. They robbed a train near Marshfield, Indiana of about $96,000—more than $1.5 million in today’s...
Were Archery Contests Held Out West?
Were archery contests held out West? Jennifer Malewski Kansas City, Missouri Archery was practiced almost entirely by American Indians in the...
Tuffy and Jake Meet Santa Claus
Once upon a time there was two cowboys named Jake and Tuffy. It was December and there wasn’t much cowboy work so they were spending the winter in...