Certainly skinning knives rated as among the most important tools in the frontiersman’s kit, yet little information is available to the enthusiast...
The Skinning Knife
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The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880
Douglas C. McChristian’s book is a treasure trove of information that prior to its publication could only be obtained in bits and pieces through...
When Silver was King: Arizona’s 1880s Silver King Mine
After chasing Confederates in New Mexico and Arizona during the Civil War, veterans of the California Column stayed put and became pioneers of...
River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia
River of Memory is a captivating read on the Columbia River before it was tamed by the 14 hydraulic dams that confine its flow today. Layman takes...
Ropes, Reins, and Rawhide
Think you know everything about rodeos? Whether you do or not, this book makes pretty interesting reading. Writing mostly for the Western novice,...
Charles F. Lummis: Editor of the Southwest
Charles F. Lummis, founder and editor of Land of Sunshine/Out West, has inspired a few books, including a Spur award-winning biography in 2002. He...
The Boys at the Bar
Reading the back cover comments, as many consumers do, I immediately formed a negative opinion (I spent my college weekends in Steamboat Springs,...
The Western Godfather
It didn't surprise me that Kurt Russell was willing to go off topic during our interview last April. After all, it was the end of the day and he was...
Stuck to Her Dream
"I buried Pecker in his favorite place. I’d seen him come to pray here sometimes early of a morning when the sun was just coming over the eastern...
Pendleton, Oregon
To encourage our readers to visit this year’s winners of our Top 10 True Western Towns award announced in Jan/Feb, each issue will showcase the...
Gold Rush Sale for Art Collectors
Marge Schott was the primary owner and CEO of the Cincinnati Reds for nearly 15 years, after purchasing controlling interest in the team in 1984....
Preservation: Call to Arms
Call to Arms MISS: “A famous ad that most boy baby boomers will recall from Boys’ Life, the old scouting magazine of the ’50s, showed a happy lad,...