Searching for the West, real and imagined, is a theme of our authors and contributors this month. One of the best ways to experience the West is through the observations of today’s generation of chroniclers. One such writer, Evan Connell Jr., died in Santa Fe on January 10. Allen Barra, who shares with us his favorite biographies in “Building Your Western Library,” highly recommends starting any journey to the Little Bighorn Battlefield by reading Connell’s classic on Custer, Son of

August 2013
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- Rough Drafts 8/13
- Asher’s Legacy
- The Tombstone Legacy
- Blazing Bastards
- On the Trail of Warring Parties
- Hop Aboard! 18 Historic Train Excursions
- Tombstone at 20
- The Most Contemptible Character I Ever Saw
- Behind the Mask
- Kaycee, Wyoming
- The Herd Decimator
- Lt. Henry Allen
- BBQ, Baseball & Beef
- Did women wear makeup in the Old West?
- Wonders of Yellowstone
- Kurt Russell Recap
- Where is Johnny Ringo’s grave located?
- Butch Cassidy Rides Again
- August 2013 Events
- Bed and Biscuit
- 10 Questions for Michael Biehn
- Who is Captain Jack?
- Stephen Harrigan
- Did Jesse James carry six to eight handguns at all times?
- The Lone Ranger: Collector’s Edition
- Cole Younger’s Conversion
- Terror in Colorado
- Texas Jack Rides Again
- Was Wyatt Earp a Horse Thief?
- Lone Star Empire
- The Saloon Keeper
- Calling All Quigley Fans