December 22, 1873 Stationed at Camp McDowell, northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, a unit of the 5th Cavalry, led by Lt. Walter S. Schuyler, has been on...
Cave Creek Ambush
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Rare Images of the West
“For many, the words ‘Wild West’ bring to mind the geography and lore of the trans-Mississippi United States during the late 1800s,” writes Michael...
Juni Fisher
The problem with Country Music is it is now run by, and the awards are voted on by, people who spend all their time texting messages like “OMG! That...
Who is the Indian who appeared on a TV talk show, claiming to have been at the Little Big Horn as a child?
Who is the Indian who appeared on a TV talk show, claiming to have been at the Little Big Horn as a child? Steve Wegner Scottsdale, Arizona I think...
Where is Morgan Earp’s wife, Louisa, buried?
Where is Morgan Earp’s wife, Louisa, buried? John “Arizona” Crawley Salem, Oregon After the 1882 assassination of Morgan, Louisa lived in southern...
True West Book of the Month
Jesse James and the Movies (McFarland & Company, $38 from Store.TWMag.com) The legend of Jesse James defines the history of the Western. How...
The Assassination of Governor Boggs
Based on true events, Rod Miller’s The Assassination of Governor Boggs (Bonneville Books, $14.95) shares a rainy May evening in 1842, when a...
The Doctor’s Lady
Jody Hedlund’s Christian Romance The Doctor’s Lady (Bethany House, $14.99) is loosely based on the missionary couple Marcus and Narcissa Whitman who...
Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten
In his interesting biography on Ira Aten, Bob Alexander meticulously re-creates the career of the Texas Ranger from his enlistment in the Frontier...
Violent Encounters
Deborah and Jon Lawrence obviously invested massive amounts of time and effort into their latest work, Violent Encounters. For this book, the...
Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story
As with most controversial episodes in American history, two sides exist for this story. Paul R. Petersen takes the reader to the summer of 1863 and...
On the Trail of the Dalton Gang
Standing in front of the gallows at Fort Smith National Historic Site, I’m overcome by history. Just up those steps, the Dalton brothers became...