Phil Mills, Jr., Writer Award-winning Texas author Phil Mills, Jr. serves as president of the Western Writers of America (WWA). His first novel,...
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Bards, Bison and Bowlers
What kind of reception did traveling entertainment groups receive in the West? Gloria Mata Phoenix, Arizona They were very popular in the...
Pack Your Bags, Time to Get Western!
Historic saloons, hotels and ranches are ready to serve you up a slice of the Old West. If you’re like me, tendrils of the Old West wrap...
Cody, Wyoming
The town is expecting an economic boost from Yellowstone National Park mania. As a gateway town 50 miles from Yellowstone National...
The Unsinkable Raquel Welch
The groundbreaking star left a legacy of courage in Western films. "I’m glad you’re writing about Raquel Welch because she shouldn’t be forgotten....
East vs. West
H.W. Brand’s major new dual biography of Geronimo and Sherman, plus a new history of Western prostitution, a pair of classic Westerns and a new...
Alchemists of the Vine
California’s grape growers discovered a gold mine in distilling aged brandy. Until the mid-1800s mission grapes were the primary wine-making grape...
The Bozeman Trail
A journey on the historic route goes through the heart of traditional Lakota and Cheyenne hunting areas. Long before John Jacobs and John...
Vera’s Life in the Circus was a Zoo
Her $10 greenhorn mistake didn’t help. The first time Vera McGinnis entered the Big Top at Madison Square Garden in New York City, she looked like a...
The Tunnel Saloon Fight
Pete Gabriel vs Former Deputy Joe Phy A Miraculous Recovery MAY 31, 1888 Pete Gabriel, accompanied by his friend Mike Rice, leaves in...
The Bandit Bard
How the English-born, Civil War veteran’s career as America’s most prolific poet-stagecoach robber began on the backroads of California’s gold...
Don’t Bet Against a Sporting Girl
How soiled doves tried to beat the odds against hypocrisy and politicians For several decades, Hollywood has had a fine time portraying...