Cullen Baker dies the way he lived life—violently. January 6, 1869. Hardcase Cullen Baker and a pal are killed in Cass County, TX. Either the two...
Death of a Hardcase
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Patrick Murphy’s One-Man Air Corps
A bright orange glow spread across the eastern New Mexico horizon on the morning of March 9th, 1916. The sleepy border town of Columbus was slowly...
The Irrepressible Allen R. English: Tombstone’s Greatest Lawyer
No sooner had a prospector’s pick struck paydirt in some remote, canyon in old Arizona, a town was bound to spring up nearby followed by a host of...
What History Has Taught Me: Carole Compton Glenn
Carole Compton Glenn, True West Business Manager, 1999-2022 As general manager of this magazine, Carole Compton Glenn reigned supreme as the heart...
Rapid City, South Dakota
The “Gateway to the Black Hills” is the place to stay when exploring the region’s parks, monuments and historic sites. The state’s second...
Switching Sides Alexander McSween’s move didn’t pan out.
When Alexander McSween came to Lincoln County, NM in the early 1870s, he went to work for the Murphy-Dolan company. That outfit controlled...
Western Roundup – April 2021
SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION Scottsdale, AZ, April 10: Over 350 lots of the finest in Western, wildlife and sporting paintings and sculptures will...