For 65 years, True West’s editors and contributors have written about the men and women across the country who work hard every day to keep the spirit of the Old West alive, including the artisans of Western wear and tack.
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True West January 2018
In This Issue:
Features
- Classic Gunfights: Don’t Look Back
- True West Best of the West Heritage Travel
- The 65 Most Important Historical Photos From the McCubbin Collection
- True West Best of the West 2018 Western Wear
- True West Best of the West 2018 Western Movies
- True West Best of the West 2018 Firearms
- True West Best of the West 2018 Western Books
- True West Best of the West 2018 Art and Collectibles
- True West’s Best of the West 2018
Departments
- Classic Gunfights: Don’t Look Back
- Who Was the Fastest Gun in Hollywood?
- What History Has Taught Me: Dan Harshberger
- How Was Life in Territory Prisons?
- Mining the Optics
- Who Was the Best Housekeeper in the West?
- Was Bat Masterson Run Out of Denver?
- Were Archery Contests Held Out West?
- Cheering Our Culinary Journey
- What is 3-7-77, Associated with the Montana Vigilantes?
- An Angel and the Train Man
- What Did the Actors Drink When They were Drinking “Beer” on Gunsmoke?
- The Size of an Assignment
- What’s the Story Behind the Naming of Show Low, Arizona?