Here are the winners of our "2007 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Bootmaker Paul Bond The year 2006...
True West’s Best of the West 2007 Winners
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Articles
Screamin’ Sheb
When former Sen. Fred Thompson took the floor of Congress in October 2002 and declared Sheb Wooley to be an official “American treasure,” Wooley was...
What was the largest outlaw gang—in terms of numbers of members—in the Old West? Butch & Sundance were hardly a gang, numbering a handful at most.
What was the largest outlaw gang—in terms of numbers of members—in the Old West? Butch & Sundance were hardly a gang, numbering a handful at...
Badges are traditionally placed on the left side of the chest, covering the heart. Why does a drawing of Marshal Henry Brown show a badge displayed on the right side in the September 2006 issue?
Badges are traditionally placed on the left side of the chest, covering the heart. Why does a drawing of Marshal Henry Brown show a badge...
In Custer, South Dakota, a downtown building sign states that it is the site of a saloon where Flyspeck Billy murdered Abe Barnes in February 1881. Can you tell me anything more about this?
In Custer, South Dakota, a downtown building sign states that it is the site of a saloon where Flyspeck Billy murdered Abe Barnes in February 1881....
I’ve read that a cowboy worked “for forty (40) and found.”
I’ve read that a cowboy worked “for forty (40) and found.” I gather that a cowboy worked for $40 per month, but what is meant by the term...
I read that an Arizona outlaw beat a check kiting charge by eating the evidence during the trial. True or false?
I read that an Arizona outlaw beat a check kiting charge by eating the evidence during the trial. True or false? Joshua Young Phoenix, Arizona Rufus...
In the Old West, did city marshals and county sheriffs have what we now call a police blotter?
In the Old West, did city marshals and county sheriffs have what we now call a police blotter? Lawrence Ripplinger Grafton, Illinois Each city...
Honky-Tonk Heroes & Hillbilly Angels (Nonfiction)
Young fans of Country music will enjoy this collection of brief profiles of some of the first entertainers in the business such as Johnny Cash,...
Remember Little Bighorn (Nonfiction)
This condensed but excellent presentation of Custer’s last battle is targeted for young readers, but I would suggest they not be too young. Billy...
One Christmas In Old Tascosa (Nonfiction)
Quintille Firman grew up dirt-poor on a Texas Panhandle homestead during the Dust Bowl era. In l931, she and a dozen friends experienced a special...
A Brave Boy & A Good Soldier (Nonfiction)
A Brave Boy & A Good Soldier is an unbelievably intriguing tale of truth about 14-year-old John C.C. Hill embarking on the ill-fated 1842...