Arizona’s rugged central mountains, with their brawny mountains and twisting, boulder-choked canyons were a perfect place to lose a mine. Coronado’s...

In the heart of Lubbock, Texas, is the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University. Founded by the Ranchers Heritage Association in...

Captain Harry Love killed California bandit Joaquin Murrieta in 1853; 15 years later, he came to his own hard end. Love was a homeless drunk,...

One of the great myths: Lew Wallace spent most of his time as New Mexico territorial governor writing his epic novel Ben-Hur.  And as a result,...

Looking for a great summer destination out West? Prescott, Arizona’s original territorial capital should be on your bucket list. Visitors should...

In the old days they used to say that anyone who visited the Grand Canyon and didn’t meet the great yarnspinner, Captain John Hance had missed an...

“I would rather play poker with five or six 'experts' than eat.” That's what Alice Ivers Tubbs said. She was better know as Poker Alice, the most...

Thomas Fitch was a man of many talents.He wrote for several newspapers and edited a young Mark Twain in Nevada. He was a politician, serving in the...

Fifty-five summers ago writer-producer Andrew J. Fenady was working with actor-writer Nick Adams on producing the series they co-created, The Rebel:...

Doña Luz wasn’t the only woman in his life, nor even the only woman who claimed to be his wife. But the striking blue-eyed peasant woman was the...

Just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War the storied Army Corps of Topographical Engineers used camels as beasts of burden during their survey of...

One of the great joys of writing for a magazine like True West are the passionate and curious readers. At least twice a week, a package of...