What information do you have on that old cowboy staple, coffee? Cindy Smith Cartersville, Georgia Long before Gunsmoke’s Matt Dillon, Chester Goode...
What information do you have on that old cowboy staple, coffee?
read more
Articles
What happened to Etta Place?
What happened to Etta Place? Kathy Craney Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Etta (Ethel) Place, girlfriend of Harry A. Longabaugh, a.k.a. the Sundance Kid,...
The June issue shows Doc Holliday’s tombstone in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Is that his real burial spot?
The June issue shows Doc Holliday’s tombstone in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Is that his real burial spot? Harry Thomas...
Rough Drafts 10/13
Almost all of True West’s readers polled say they are fanatics of historical Western nonfiction and Investigating History, and that they keep...
Ask the Marshall
The June issue shows Doc Holliday’s tombstone in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Is that his real burial spot? Harry Thomas...
How common was postmortem photography in the Old West?
How common was postmortem photography in the Old West? Ted Mulligen Massapequa, New York We’re all familiar with those famous photos of dead outlaws...
Rough Drafts 9/13
Readers will enjoy author Max Evans’s insightful views of life, nature and writing the tragic comedy in Building Your Western Library. As the new...
What did U.S. lawmen think of the North West Mounted Police?
What did U.S. lawmen think of the North West Mounted Police? John Red Beaumont, Alberta, Canada That relationship is pretty hard to get a handle on....
How did Hollywood create those resonant gunshot sounds in 1940s and 1950s B-Westerns?
How did Hollywood create those resonant gunshot sounds in 1940s and 1950s B-Westerns? Rick Miller Harker Heights, Texas Our gun and Western film...
When a famous gunfighter came to town, would most folks have recognized him?
When a famous gunfighter came to town, would most folks have recognized him? Tom Smith, Mitchellville, Iowa He probably would have gotten a look...
Western Horizons
Anthony Mann and James Stewart’s directorial collaborations, beginning with Winchester ’73, are usually considered the ultimate of Universal...
Opening Shot Dissected…
Regarding the July 2013 Opening Shot of Pat Garrett and crew sitting on the dock: This building is new, the corners of the adobe have not rounded...