The Great Reset Is Upon Us! I enjoyed talking to this young man about history at the Tucson Festival of Books last weekend. The Eagle Has Landed He...
My 15th Annual Tucson Festival of Books Recap
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Bob Boze Bell
Amber And The Pursuit of Dust to Dust
Amber And The Pursuit of Dust to Dust March 19, 2025 As you may know I carry a sketchbook with me everywhere I go and often sketch random...
“Brazen Bill” Shot to Blazes
“BRAZEN BILL” BRAZELTON VS A TUCSON POSSE Alone highwayman, masked in muslin, robs a stage en route from Tucson to Florence, Arizona, carrying three...
One Hell-Firin’ Minute of Smokin’ Action
Deputy Ed Short vs. Black-Faced Charley Bryant Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker. Based on the research of Robert DeArment. Deputy Ed...
Legends of the Fall
We lost some heavyweights last year, and we loved them all. Looking back on 2024, it is no exaggeration to say our history world took some major...
One Rude Dude!
Willie B. Rude vs. Apache Raiders Against overwhelming odds Rude reloads with deadly efficiency. Map by Tom Jonas. Based on the research of Greg...
Walk Where They Walked
In this issue of True West we are launching a new history campaign—actually more of a crusade—to Walk Where They Walked. We are going to encourage...
Behind the Eight Ball
March 18, 1882 Morgan Earp vs. Frank Stilwell, Pete Spence and others. A one-night showing of the play Stolen Kisses is being staged at the...
Killer Kids of the Civil War
Close to a half million boys under the age of 18 were involved in both the Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Some historians...
Our Big, Fat History Problem
Apparently, nobody wants to face the facts, but I do. Here’s a cold, hard fact: Interest in American history has never been lower. Schools are...
Silver City Shoot-Out
The Gage Train Robbers vs. The Citizens of Silver City “We better charge them.” Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker | Based on the research of Bob...
What’s Up, Doc?
A slew of new revelations about John Henry Holliday’s two sojourns in the Mile-High City In this issue you will discover, just like I did, how...