Martin Scorsese once said, “More than 90 percent of directing is the right casting.” Lonesome Dove is the greatest Weste…
In Wine There Is Truth
The most celebrated duel in recent Western films wasn’t fought with guns or bowie knives, but words: in 1993’s Tombstone…
The Reel Walk Downs The walk that never ends.
The walk down to the lot behind the O.K. Corral has become a ritual in Tombstone productions—re-created, imitated and pa…
Getting to Know Doc and Wyatt Novelist Mary Doria Russell reveals her inspiration for writing about Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral.
Allen Barra: You have now written two superb, hefty novels involving Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. When did the idea firs…
Wyatt Earp Myth Busters The truth about three enduring Earp legends.
Did Wyatt Arrest Ben Thompson? This alleged arrest has driven researchers batty for decades. The most famous account ap…
An Epic Life of a Lawman Thomas Dunne Books, $29.95
The opening two sentences of John Boessenecker’s Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, The Man Who Killed Bonnie a…
The Brotherhood of Empirical Failure University of Nebraska Press, $25
In 1876, Custer’s Seventh Calvary was defeated by the Lakota and Cheyenne tribes at the Little Big Horn; three years lat…
The True History of Lonesome Dove A closer look at the history behind one of the best Westerns, ever.
Martin Scorsese once said, “More than 90 percent of directing is the right casting.” Lonesome Dove is the greatest Weste…
Billy Vs. Ned Find out who ranks higher in the world of Robert M. Utley, author of the latest Billy the Kid tome, Wanted.
Allen Barra: In Wanted, you cite a friend of Billy the Kid declaring, “He was a good kid, but he got in the wrong compan…
Legends, Outlaws, Brothers Yale University Press, $30
On vacation in Australia, Robert Utley had a great idea. Looking at a statue of the infamous bandit Ned Kelly in his bul…