Hiding out in the bootheel of Southwestern New Mexico, stage robber Bill Leonard and three cowboys—“rustlers”—are eating dinner in a store with...
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The other day I was watching the movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and they talked about an Indian tracker by the name of Lord Baltimore. Was there any such person?
The other day I was watching the movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and they talked about an Indian tracker by the name of Lord Baltimore....
I would like to know how male homosexuals were treated in the Old West. Were there whorehouses where men could go for male sex? And, are there any books on the subject?
I would like to know how male homosexuals were treated in the Old West. Were there whorehouses where men could go for male sex? And, are there any...
What was Hiawatha’s grandmother’s grandmother’s name?
What was Hiawatha’s grandmother’s grandmother’s name? Lim Hocker Via the Internet She was Nokomis, “Daughter of the Moon.”
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
It doesn’t get much better than this: watching fancy marksmanship by Annie Oakley on film that was shot by Thomas Edison. Right off, you know you’re...
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,...
Re-enactors Bring Realism to Movies
GODS AND GENERALS More than 7,500 re-enactors brought the Civil War to life in Gods and Generals, released on February 21, 2003. Director, producer...
What were They Reading and Singing?
• Mary Shelley’s forever popular monster story, Frankenstein, was published in 1818. • The timeless classic, “Home Sweet Home” was first sung in...
“If they’re hungry, let them eat grass”
When you think of the savagery of the Old West, Minnesota doesn’t leap to mind. Montana, yes; South Dakota, yes; Arizona, yes, but not a Midwestern...
From Cow Town to Western Chic
If you have a passion for the Old West, you’ll be right at home in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This city of 53,000 people is the northern anchor of the Front...
Western Treasure Hunter
Research is the reason I find historical novels a joy to write,” says Michelle Black. “I have loved research since my law school days. It’s like a...
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...