Stuart Rosebrook

Rough Drafts

by Stuart Rosebrook | Oct 26, 2018

Like film and television producers and screenwriters, Western book publishers and authors love to mine the lore and lives of historical lawmen and...

Cattle Queen of the West

by Stuart Rosebrook | Oct 5, 2018

For the past few decades Western historians have worked diligently to uncover, research and write a more comprehensive history of the West—a broader...

Rough Drafts

by Stuart Rosebrook | Sep 18, 2018

Western art and artists are major topics for publishers each year, and 2018 is a stellar year, as reflected in a selection of my favorites and...

Powell’s Grand West

by Stuart Rosebrook | Sep 6, 2018

Geologists, conservationists, and environmentalists have been anticipating the 150th anniversary of John Wesley Powell’s extraordinary first...

Viva L’ouest!

by Stuart Rosebrook | Aug 9, 2018

The American West has intrigued international audiences since the first European explorers brought back stories, treasures, artifacts and, most...

Rough Drafts

by Stuart Rosebrook | Aug 2, 2018

I have been interested in Western American history for as long as I can remember. My first introduction to the Old West started on tour of the ghost...

Rough Drafts

by Stuart Rosebrook | Jul 20, 2018

Summer vacations are a great time to catch up on reading, so why not pack a few good Western novels and Old West histories and biographies to enjoy...

Ride That Train!

by Stuart Rosebrook | Jul 18, 2018

In 1868, America was anticipating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad within the next year. The Central Pacific from Sacramento...

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound

by Stuart Rosebrook | Jul 3, 2018

Is there a Western novel, film or television show in which a character does not order a shot or bottle of whiskey, let alone throw, break or shoot a...