Here are the winners of our "2009 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Photographer of 2009 David Stoecklein David Stoecklein of Sun Valley, Idaho, has a strong understanding and respect for Western history, culture and cowboys. His photography elegantly presents each aspect of Western culture, ranging from a collection of books about horse breeds to his celebration of cowboys and cowgirls, where he examines their wisdom, ethics and hard working att

January/February 2009
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
- Buffalo Music
- Deep in the Heart of Trouble (Fiction)
- Aztec Fire (Fiction)
- Rio Grande Fall (Fiction)
- The Way of the West (Fiction)
- Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist (Nonfiction)
- Their Own Frontier: Women Intellectuals Re-Visioning the American West (Nonfiction)
- Towers of Gold (Nonfiction)
- Frontier Teachers (Nonfiction)
- From Guns to Gavels (Nonfiction)
- Fugitive Landscapes (Nonfiction)
- Equitrekking: Travel Adventures on Horseback (Nonfiction)
- Zombie Cowboys
- Deadwood: The Complete Series
- A No-Bull Kind of Guy
- Boots, Buckles & Spurs
- The Wild Wild West: The Complete TV Series
- The Ultimate Westerns Collection
- Excerpts from Escape Artist: The Life and Time of John Sturges
- Hopalong Cassidy
More In This Issue
- Lander, Wyoming
- Rodeo Dough
- In McClintock, a settler is referred to as a “cheechako.” What does that term mean?
- What can you tell me about Tombstone photographer C.S. Fly?
- Was segregation (or other forms of discrimination) commonly practiced in Old West saloons?
- Could you tell me when sabres were withdrawn from U.S. Cavalry Units?
- What was meant in the movie Fort Apache when Henry Fonda said he would “travel by shank’s mare?”
- How did saloon owners and faro dealers split the gambling profits?
- I read that Glenn Ford was the best rider in Westerns. What other movie stars excelled as horse riders?
- Can you tell me who painted the cowboy on horseback in the well known Colt pistol advertisement?
- Brenn Hill
- Riding the Reef
- Bianchi Celebrates
- Ike Bites Dust
- Preservation: The Fort that Wouldn’t Die
- Nevada Territory’s Best
- Pikes Peak or Bust Trail
- Honky-Tonk Days In Arizona
- Riding the Border… for Their Lives
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2009
- True West’s Best of the West 2009 Winners
- Medical Desperation
- Cowpuncher Rembrandt
- Election Report