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He Rode with Butch and Sundance

by Richard Patterson | Nov 5, 2012

Mark T. Smokov’s biography of Wild Bunch member Harvey Logan, He Rode with Butch and Sundance: The Story of Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan, overturns some...

Custer Saved the Nation

by Jesse Mullins | Nov 5, 2012

More a study of cultures in collision than an attempt to set records straight or expose new findings about George A. Custer, Larry McMurtry’s Custer...

With Golden Visions Bright Before Them

by Robert J. Chandler | Nov 5, 2012

Tapping a veritable wagon train of sources, Will Bagley takes Western enthusiasts along on a trek whereupon they can vicariously suffer daunting...

Remington’s Second Life

by Meghan Saar | Nov 5, 2012

Not many collectors know that Frederic Remington was a novelist. Because he earned his living as an artist, he had the luxury of portraying the West...

The Soul of Django Unchained

by C. Courtney Joyner | Nov 5, 2012

Quentin Tarantino has called his upcoming film Django Unchained a “Southern,” as it takes place in the South, moments before the first shots were...

Phil Collins’s Top Five Alamo Reads

by Phil Collins | Nov 5, 2012

He’s sold more than 200 million records, and he’s a lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, but what we like most about Phil Collins is that he is...

Hanging Your Hat in Colorado’s Historic Hotels

by Johnny D. Boggs | Nov 5, 2012

Sure, you can find historic hotels across the West, but I don’t know if any state offers a better selection than Colorado. Don’t believe me? Well,...

10 for 10: Grapevine, Texas

by Sallie Andrews | Nov 5, 2012

1. See a Victorian Christmas come to life at the 1859 Nash Farm. You can make traditional handmade Christmas ornaments, hear holiday stories and...

Tom Van Dyke

by Tom Van Dyke | Nov 5, 2012

History has taught me it’s never too late to ride a fresh horse. Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company when he was 40 years old. I fell in love...