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

The American West has intrigued international audiences since the first European explorers brought back stories, treasures, artifacts and, most...
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...
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...
In 1868, America was anticipating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad within the next year. The Central Pacific from Sacramento...
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...
Since 1953, Western Writers of America has promoted and honored the best in Western literature with the annual Spur Awards, selected by a panel of...
Melody Groves writes about where she lives and what she loves—the West. She is the author of Hoist A Cold One: Historic Bars of the Southwest and,...
“Howdy, Tex!” True West’s Bob Boze Bell has traveled the world wearing his signature cowboy hat. From France to Thailand, Bob has sported his...
Historians of the American West have written dozens of books on trailblazers and overland trails in the past six decades, but Jim DeFelice’s West...
From the earliest days of conquistadors, explorers, fur trappers and pioneer settlers, the vast grandeur of the American West—and its equally...
For 55 years, Robert M. Utley has been informing, entertaining and enlightening readers with his well-researched biographies and histories of the...
Springtime is awards season for books, television and film, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum of Oklahoma City recently...