Forty years after the release of The Long Riders, the actor-writer-producers, cast members and legendary director Walter Hill reflect on the making of a Western classic.
Bands of Brothers
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Articles
Smoke in Our Eyes
Hollywood has been making Westerns about American Indians for well over a century, but the question is, have they ever gotten it right?
Big Dreams, Far Horizons
H.W. Brands’ ambitious new history of the 19th-century West, plus a new biography of Spotted Tail, a first-person account of the Mexican War and Sandra Dallas and C.K. Crigger’s latest Western novels.
Deadman’s Hand, Telegrams, and Mules
Ask The Marshall.
Western Roundup: February/March 2020
Art Shows, Auctions, Heritage Festivals, Poetry Gatherings, Music, Parades, Rodeos, Trade Shows and more!
Where the West Comes Alive
The best Western towns welcome visitors with a great mix of hometown hospitality, annual historic re-enactments and heritage events.
Little Bighorn’s Forgotten Hero
A historian remembers an extraordinary afternoon with Trooper Charlie Windolph and its influence on an extraordinary career.
Eyewitness to History
Remarkable photographs by German immigrant-turned-soldier Christian Barthelmess offer a window into a soldier’s life in the West.
Black Kettle: The People’s Peacemaker
The valiant Southern Cheyenne chief never stopped believing that peace and freedom WERE possible for his tribe.
I Will Fight No More Forever
Chief Joseph’s leadership of the Nez Perces from Yellowstone to Bear Paw remains a defining moment in American Indian history.
What History Has Taught Me: Mike Bray
Mike Bray, Publisher.
The Legacy of Yellow Wolf
Learn the truth about one of the great Indian leaders while touring historic sites of the 1877 Nez Perce War.