As a kid, we lived on a small farm in eastern Kansas, where I literally had no playmates. My play consisted of doing little farm chores (gathering eggs, feeding chickens, etc.) and adventuring with my dog along a small creek in a dense woods on the backside of our farm.
I was free to roam the countryside and free to use my imagination. Now that I am

True West March 2019
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
To The Point
Departments
- Good Things to Eat
- Can You Tell me What Version of the Winchester ’73 Jimmy Stewart Used in the Movie of the Same Name?
- The Central Pacific’s Chinese Trail
- What Was the Availability of Eyeglasses Like in the Old West?
- Omaha is Still “All Aboard”
- Saratoga, Wyoming
- What History Has Taught Me: Dolan Ellis
- Dead Man Running
- Did Old West Cowboys Really Wear Bib Shirts?
- What Did Cowboys Do After Reaching the End of a Cattle Drive?
- The Big Fight
- Did Frontier Saloons Serve Cold Beer?
- Who Was Allowed to Wear Feathered Bonnets and What Did They Signify?
- What History Has Taught Me: Alan Rockman