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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...