John Farkis was born in Allen Park, Michigan, downriver from Detroit. After earning a business degree at Eastern Michigan University in 1972, he took a position as an accounting trainee in the automotive industry. Thirty-five years later, he retired as a general manager, director of operations and vice president in a Fortune 100 company. He is the author of four books including, Not Thinkin’...Ju

True West January 2019
In This Issue:
Features
- Overkill!
- Best of the West 2019: Western Movies
- The Best of the Texas Rangers in Fiction
- Best of the West 2019: Western Wear
- The Best of the Texas Rangers in Photos
- Best of the West 2019: Firearms
- A Long and Twisted Trail
- Best of the West 2019: Western Books
- The Man Who Redeemed The Hamer Name
- Best of the West 2019: Heritage Travel
- Best of the West 2019: Art and Collectibles
To The Point
Departments
- What History Has Taught Me: John Farkis
- Were any Handwriting Comparisons made Between the Notes and Known Samples of Horn’s Handwriting?
- Overkill!
- Did US Cavalry Soldiers Wear Yellow Kerchiefs, as Depicted in the movies?
- Hit by a Volcano
- What was Drug Use Like in the Old West?
- What Books on Frontier Horses Would You Recommend?
- Reel or Real Frontier Fare
- Western Events for January 2019
- What Can You Tell Me About Living with Consumption in the Old West Era?
- Did the Apache Call Their Great Leader Geronimo or His Original Name, Goyahkla?
- Who Assassinated Pat Garrett?
- Lost and Found in American History
- Was the Notorious Bad Guy Davy Crockett the Grandson of Davy Crockett?
- The Death of the Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James