Did Theodore Roosevelt embellish or, heaven forbid, concoct some of his exploits while ranching in North Dakota’s badlan…
Theodore Roosevelt, That Damned Cowboy Review of Michel Blake’s The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt
“Now we’ve got that damned cowboy as President!” Senator Mark Hanna exclaimed referring to Vice President Theodore Roose…
National Park Treasures Review of Paul Horsted's Treasures of the National Parks.
Treasures of the National Parks: Yesterday & Today (Golden Valley Press, $45) is a feast for the eyes. Paul Horsted …
Custer’s Gold Custer’s Black Hills Trail leads to adventure across three states.
“GOLD!” proclaimed Dakota Territory’s Bismarck Tribune, August 12, 1874. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s Black Hills…
A Western Tale of Intrigue A review of Thomas D. Clagett's book West of Penance.
In Thomas D. Claggett’s latest novel, West of Penance (Five Star, $16.80), Parisian gambler Clement Grantaire is accused…
The Legendary West 10 Destinations You Must Visit in a Lifetime
The West conjures images: sky-touching-earth horizons, uncharted wilderness, turbulent rivers, an unbounded Milky Way fl…
Hero on the Run The Outfit: To Hell and Back
In Matthew Mayo’s The Outfit: To Hell and Back (Five Star, $25.95) Rafe Barr, Civil War hero, wrongfully convicted of mu…
The Legacy of Crazy Horse GibbsSmith, $30
Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy by the Edward Clown Family as told to William B. Matson (GibbsSmith, $…
Angels and the Bad Men—and Women Farcountry Press, $14.95
Deadwood’s story, as revealed in Deadwood Saints and Sinners (Farcountry Press, $14.95) by Jerry Bryant and Barbara Fife…
Requiem of the Rustlers In Wyoming’s contentious Johnson County War, homesteading ranchers lost lives and livelihood over a trumped-up charge.
Nick Ray stepped outside the cabin into the morning light, looking for Ben Jones and Billy Walker. Seeing no sign of his…