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The Outrageous Climax Jim

The Outrageous Climax Jim

Climax Jim was the darling of the Arizona press during the late 1890s. He rose to fame thanks to the fertile imaginations of the old-timers who knew...

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The Geronimo Trap

The Geronimo Trap

Dating to ancient times, commanders have wrestled with communications over distances and under combat conditions. The flashing shield, drums or...

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Guns, Guts & Glory

Guns, Guts & Glory

True West is setting out on a mission to help you find the best books, on a multitude of subjects, that depict this great frontier era in American...

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The Skeleton Dance

The Skeleton Dance

We are rough men and used to rough ways,” said Bob Younger, after he was captured for his role in the foiled bank raid in Northfield, Minnesota....

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Dick Baxter

Dick Baxter

  I fell in love with the West when I first saw a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Western at the Ritz Theatre in my hometown, Shelbyville, Indiana....

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