From the Lone Star West to San Juan Hill Three new books on Texas, Davy Crockett and the Spanish-American War, plus a classic Western anthology on...
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Stuart Rosebrook
The War Before the War
They brought sin with them “He who is without sin can cast the first stone…” John 8:7 As the sun rose across the United States on...
Three for the Road
The Bird Cage, the Butterfield and the Bunch The Gilded Theater In Old West history there are few cities as infamous as Tombstone, Arizona,...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2025
The Heartbeat of America The small towns of the American West are where you will discover the people and places dedicated to preserving our Western...
Best of the West 2025: Heritage Travel
The American West in All Its Glory Our annual favorites list celebrates destinations across the Western United States. Along blue highways to...
Best of the West 2025: Western Books
Then and Now The state of Western history and fiction publishing in 2024 is one of grit and determination. In 2013, I received a call from my friend...
Best of the West 2025: True Westerner Jay Dusard
Our 2025 True Westerner: Jay Dusard Go West! True West’s editors’ favorites reflect the many wonderful facets that create the real and imagined West...
Walk Where They Walked
How do you get hooked on history at a young age—or at any age, for that matter? I’d say one of the best ways is to get out of the library and...
Legends of the West
In the annals of North American history, the fabled lore of the horse and the mountain man are two of the most chronicled and beloved. From...
Wild & Free
The One and Only Jana Bommersbach 1945-2024 A whirlwind of ink and drama, Jana Bommersbach never blinked in the pursuit of a great story. Ever. She...
Ride Cowboy, Ride!
On September 26, 2024, True West’s 2022 True Westerner of the Year and beloved Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger died suddenly during a heart...
Ride Cowboy, Ride!
On September 26, 2024, True West’s 2022 True Westerner of the Year and beloved Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger died suddenly during a heart...