For those interested in the history of Westward migration, West from Salt Lake is a must read. The history of the Central Overland Trail, blazed by...

July 2012 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ADVENTURE Kit Carson Wagon Train Monte Vista, CO, July 25-28: Named after...

Fireworks & Festivities
The Fourth of July celebrations were the great events in our lives,” recalled Mrs. Ford, who lived in Canyon City, Oregon, after the 1862 gold...

The Peacemaker’s Clone
America was preparing to enter her 100th anniversary of independence, the nation’s firearms industry was a veritable beehive of activity. To fulfill...

Was Geronimo a Drunk?
A university student had argued that Geronimo was an alcoholic, a habit that likely caused some of the problems faced by the Apaches. The professor,...

Honorable Warriors
Long before the famed Code Talkers, American Indians from today’s Arizona and New Mexico played important roles in the U.S. military. As early as...

Gunfight at the Eco-Corral
One of the most interesting books published today is this analysis of the environment in Western cinema. Gunfight at the Eco-Corral, by Robin L....

Warner Bros. Theater Screenings
The new Warner Bros. Theater in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, in Washington, D.C., debuted this past February 3, with a...

Hollywood’s Honest Abe
The Western was in a holding pattern, for the most part, in 2011. We had Rango, which pulled out a shopping cart full of awards, including “Best...

Phil Collins
To me, Fess Parker was the “Davy Crockett” who started this journey off for me. Full stop. My basement has my Alamo stuff and my studio. Also my...

Roger Archibald
“Is that pencil?” mocks Western artist and Arizona native Roger Archibald. When people’s eyes first fall upon his black-and-white depictions of...

A Ladies’ Man
Charlie Russell was a man’s man. He painted buffalo hunts, Indian warfare and cowboys roping steers, like in the 1898 watercolor that sold as the...