Did Chief Red Cloud have anything to do with the death of Crazy Horse? Joe Manriquez (Whittier, California) Red Cloud was among the...
Fast Draws, Red Clouds and Wild Rags
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What History Has Taught Me: Irene Bennett Brown
Award-winning author Irene Bennett Brown likes Kansas settings for her historical novels. Her young adult novel, Before the Lark, won a Western...
True Westerner of the Year: Candy Moulton
Wyoming's Best: Candy Moulton I first met Candy Moulton in person at the Tucson Festival of Books in March 2014. As senior editor at True...
Best of the West 2023
At 70 years old, we pause, reflect and celebrate the grand milestone. In 1953, Austin, Texas, publisher Joe A. Small launched True West...
Little by Liddil (Jesse Goes Down)
Wood Hite vs. Dick Liddil Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker. Based on the research of Dr. Sam Palmer and Dan Thrapp. December 4, 1881 James...
The Power of Pictures
The very best historical photographs from our treasured vaults define our idea of the West. In honor of our 70th year, the editors of True West have...
Shooting Photographs and Bullets
C.S. Fly’s brief career as a lawman makes a sorry tale. In 1894, C.S. “Buck” Fly decided to take on a new challenge. The famed Tombstone...
Shooting Back
TRUE WEST AT 70 The very first issue of True West magazine appeared during April 1953 when this writer was eight years old (I would turn nine three...
A Photographic Memory, or Two
We have done a feature on the most important historical photos of the Old West (see January 2018) and we have done the most iconic photos, so this...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “Put your future in good hands—your own.” Quotes “Without hope we live in desire.” — Dante “Truth is so rare that it is...
Western Cavalry Training
True West’s Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger was asked to share with us 10 significant photos of the Old West. His nine other photos and...
Western Roundup: December 2022
Prescott Courthouse Parade & Lighting Prescott, AZ, December 3: This event is festive and fun for the entire family. Parade begins at 1 p.m. and...