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Buffalo Bill Gets on Track

by Mark Boardman | Jul 10, 2012

In the year 1869, dime novel king Ned Buntline aspired to write one of his corkers about Frank North, the famed scout and Indian fighter who was...

The People of the Horse

by Lynn Brittner | Jul 10, 2012

The Utes call themselves the people of the horse. As the first unconquered tribe to obtain horses and livestock, they became respected...

Railfest

by Bob Boze Bell | Jul 10, 2012

Almost a year-and-a-half ago I headed into the True West World Headquarters on my day off, a Sunday. It was a pretty, spring day, and since I...

8 Classic Westerns

by TW Editors | Jul 10, 2012

That the train would inspire the world’s first narrative film, Edwin S. Porter’s 1903 Western The Great Train Robbery, makes complete sense to us....

Rodeo Ben’s Jeans

by G. Daniel DeWeese | Jul 7, 2012

Western wear as a separate apparel category got its start in the 1940s after WWII ended. Rockmount Ranch Wear, Westmoor (Panhandle Slim), Miller and...

What are the Staked Plains?

by | Jun 19, 2012

What are the Staked Plains? Steve Mowery Logan, Ohio The Staked Plains are in eastern...

Sieber Goes Down

by Bob Boze Bell | Jun 13, 2012

June 1, 1887 Absent from duty for five days, the Apache Kid, along with four other Apache scouts under his command, rides single file into the...

Why were post-mortem photos taken of Harvey Logan a.k.a. Kid Curry?

by | Jun 13, 2012

Why were post-mortem photos taken of Harvey Logan a.k.a. Kid Curry?Juha NakariUnited KingdomI went to Wild Bunch historian Dan Buck for this one. He...