Originally published in the 1930s as Lady Grace’s Crossing, this new release retitled Snake Dance still holds up some 70 years later. With this...
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Can you tell me more about Bill Miner, whose life story is the basis for the Canadian film The Grey Fox?
Susan Riding Loveland, Colorado Bill Miner had quite the criminal career. He was raised in California and joined the Second California Cavalry in...
Train Towns
Many towns throughout the West owe their existence to railroads. Not many still celebrate their rail heritage. But 10 noteworthy trains are still...
America’s Best Train Experience
The best train ride in America runs through some of its most beautiful land and some of its richest Western history. Besides, this ride is a whole...
Hardy as Bears
The first white men in the Rocky Mountains were trappers who became known as Mountain Men, arriving decades before Lewis and Clark. Many were of...
Why is this Man Forgotten?
He was disgusted with what American society had made him into — what they expected of him — and he hated even more failing to live up to those...
Leadville, Colorado
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...
Arizona’s Apache Country
Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza was born and raised in northern Illinois, but her heart has always been in the West. Her father was a livestock buyer,...
Trailing John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell came to Wyoming’s Green River City in 1869 to launch the first of his two expeditions down the Colorado River. Earlier, in...
“A Glorious Sight to See”
I’ll be the first to admit: I know nothing about the Battle of Spokane Plains. Actually, I know little about the Pacific Northwest, except I admire...
What can you tell me about U.S. Army scout Al Sieber?
ftlupton From True West’s Online Forum Al Sieber was chief of scouts for Gen. George Crook during the Apache Wars. Born in Germany, he came to...
Was Mike Williams an Abilene, Kansas, deputy at the time of the gunfight between Wild Bill Hickok and Phil Coe?
George Bourbeau Calhan, Colorado I went straight to the source himself, Joe Rosa, to get the straight skinny on this. He examined available records...