Johnny D. Boggs, the 2020 Owen Wister Award recipient for lifetime contributions to Western literature and inductee into Western Writers Hall of Fame, has won a record eight Spur Awards from Western Writers of America. A former newspaper journalist, he has been writing fiction and nonfiction full time since 1998. His books include A Thousand Texas Longhorns; Hard Winter; Buckskin, Bloomers, and Me; and Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-201

True West January 2021
In This Issue:
Features
- The Best of the West: Art and Collectibles
- Sweetheart of Lonesome Dove
- The Best of the West: Western Movies
- The Best of the West: Western Books
- The Best of the West: Heritage Travel
- The Best of the West: Western Preservation
- Truth Be Known
- The Best of the West: Western Fare
- The Best of the West: Firearms
- The Best of the West: True Westerner of the Year
- The Best of the West: Western Wear
- California Joe: Great Scout and Plainsman
- Trapped! 31 Mexican Vaqueros VS Geronimo
- Red, White, and Black: The US Army in the West 1866-1891
- On the History Trail with the Old Bison: A Memoir
- Sitting Bull: The Sioux Leader’s Final Flight For Freedom
- Opening Shot – The Dead of Winter