In 1868, America was anticipating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad within the next year. The Centra…
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Sherry Monahan’s spirited biography of whiskey in the West.
Is there a Western novel, film or television show in which a character does not order a shot or bottle of whiskey, let a…
2018 WWA Spur Award Winners
Since 1953, Western Writers of America has promoted and honored the best in Western literature with the annual Spur Awar…
Award-winning Author Reflects on Saloon History Melody Groves writes about where she lives and what she loves—the West.
Melody Groves writes about where she lives and what she loves—the West. She is the author of Hoist A Cold One: Historic …
Where Cowboy Hats Rule! In the West’s most Western towns, cowboy hats—for men and women—still rule the day.
“Howdy, Tex!” True West’s Bob Boze Bell has traveled the world wearing his signature cowboy hat. From France to Thailan…
Flying Light A groundbreaking work on the Pony Express.
Historians of the American West have written dozens of books on trailblazers and overland trails in the past six decades…
Highways to History Ramble your way back in time on these ten historic Old West “bucket list” road trips.
From the earliest days of conquistadors, explorers, fur trappers and pioneer settlers, the vast grandeur of the American…
The Generals’ West Review of Robert M. Utley’s The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West.
For 55 years, Robert M. Utley has been informing, entertaining and enlightening readers with his well-researched biograp…
Books: Rough Drafts
Springtime is awards season for books, television and film, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum of Okl…
Titans of the West A revealing dual biography of John Wayne and John Ford.
For fans of Western cinema, 2018 is an anniversary year of great importance as the 80th anniversary of John Ford directi…