By dying from Billy the Kid’s hands on April 28, 1881, Deputy Sheriffs James W. Bell and Robert Olinger stoked Billy’s legend to a white hot flame....
The Bell Tolls For Bell
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Truth Failed To Hide In A Tin
When his hired hand stomped off in a huff that chilled November day in 1895, foreman Jim Potts knew it would be up to him to take care of his band...
Following Cherokee Tracks
I first saw the Cherokee Trail when I was a little girl. One branch of it crossed my family’s ranch near Encampment, Wyoming, and when we were at...
Beating Out the Pilgrims
"El Paso, not Plymouth, held the first Thanksgiving,” declared Peggy Boone of the El Paso, Texas, CVB. “In 1598, the 500 settlers led by Don Juan de...
A Pineapple-Coconut Pie Kind of Guy
Since third grade, Johnny Boggs has been making up stories. Of course for True West, he sticks to the facts. And as regular readers already know, he...
True West’s Best of the West 2004 Winners
Celebrating our 50th anniversary, we at True West again reveal our hoarded nuggets, our favorite out-of-the-way secrets: the best brothel museum,...
What happened to the killer of Pat Garrett?
What happened to the killer of Pat Garrett? Nick Nixon St. Peters, Missouri Around 1908, Sheriff Pat Garrett, “The Man Who Shot Billy the Kid,”...
In the basement photo gallery of Tombstone’s Bird Cage Theatre there is a photograph claiming to be “the only known photo of Curly Bill.” Indeed, the man does have curly hair. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?
In the basement photo gallery of Tombstone’s Bird Cage Theatre there is a photograph claiming to be “the only known photo of Curly Bill.” Indeed,...
My father used to tell us about a fight between the Everetts and Tutts in Yellville, Arkansas. Was there a feud?
My father used to tell us about a fight between the Everetts and Tutts in Yellville, Arkansas. Was there a feud? D.W. Everett Freeland, Wyoming...
Something we never see in the movies is how people dealt with the delicate subject of wiping their bottoms. What can you tell us about the subject?
Something we never see in the movies is how people dealt with the delicate subject of wiping their bottoms. What can you tell us about the...
The photo in the Feb/March 2003 Ask the Marshall is well-known. I could never understand the “cap” the bartender is wearing. Any ideas on this?
The photo in the Feb/March 2003 Ask the Marshall is well-known. I could never understand the “cap” the bartender is wearing. Any ideas on this?...
Hubbard Museum of the American West
When the “Gunfighter” comes to the Hubbard Museum of the American West this summer, it will be the latest in a string of impressive displays that...