Celebrating our 51st continual year of publication, True West again brings you our hoarded nuggets, our favorite out-of-the-way secrets: the best saloons, the top single action army revolver, the wildest Western towns—the West’s best, bar none. We also share your picks in the Readers’ Choice. So sit back and feast your eyes on the best in the West. We know you’ll be glad you did. Best Living Contemporary Western Artist James Reynolds Dream a Technicolor vision of the idealized Wes

October 2004
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- Following Jesse James
- Del McCoury’s High Lonesome Sound
- I have a print of a photo I received from Winchester Arms, dated November 14, 1962. The caption says they are Texas Rangers. A year or two later, I read that Winchester made a mistake and the lawmen were actually Arizona Rangers. I’ve never heard of Arizo
- Has there ever been a thorough book written on the commerce of the Old West?
- Have you ever heard of an outlaw called “Three-Shooter Bill?”
- I thought spurs were worn only for bronc riding. Correct me if I’m wrong.
- Can you tell me how the famous XIT Ranch in Texas got its name? And can you explain how cattle rustlers altered the brand?
- True West’s Best of the West 2005 Winners