Two Universal Westerns have been released on blu-ray as “40th Anniversary Editions,” High Plains Drifter ($20) and My Name is Nobody ($25). Although...
Universal’s 40th Discs
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February 2014 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West ART SHOW Wigwam Festival of Fine Art Litchfield Park, AZ, February 14-16:...
Rough Drafts 2/14
From the previews of Western fiction and nonfiction I am receiving, 2014 promises to be a big year for all of us. Fans of Western books should...
A Courageous Standoff
In February 15, 1900, as the train slowly steamed to a stop at the Fairbank, Arizona, station, members of the notorious Stiles-Alvord outlaw gang...
Mary Jane Colter
Where the infinite Southwestern horizon divides the world’s deepest chasm from an ever-changing celestial palette, man’s recent arrival is marked by...
The Fountain Murders
February 1, 1896 Albert Jennings Fountain is agitated. It’s cold and windy, and his young son is coming down with a cold. Fountain is anxious to get...
Did Custer Die in This Coat?
“One must draw their own conclusion regarding the history of this jacket based on the documentation!” Rock Island Auction told collectors in its...
On the High Plains Trail of Hall of Fame Western Writers
Vanette Johnston was moved to tears when Western Writers of America (WWA) inducted her late husband Terry C. Johnston into the Western Writers Hall...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2014
Historic eras come and go. The Era of Good Feelings. The Roaring Twenties. The Gilded Age. None, though, has captured the popular imagination like...
Who Has Buffalo Bill’s Medal?
For his Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, Cody and his promoters frequently enhanced stories from his days in the Pony Express, Civil War and buffalo...
The Dedicated Women Behind the Earp Men
Most True West readers are familiar with the name Earp, but more likely with Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan, James and Warren. You may know Josephine and...
The Assassination of Pat Garrett
For the 57-year-old lawman, his was an undignified death. Pat Garrett was urinating on the side of the road to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about four...