The nation’s only interstate historic, narrow-gauge railway, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Antonito, Colorado, and Chama, New...
All Aboard! Cumbres & Toltec Celebrates 45 Years!
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Stuart Rosebrook
Historic Induction of Western Writers Hall of Fame
On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Western Writers of America held a historic induction of the first class of living authors to the Western Writers Hall...
A New Western from the Gold Country in the Southwest Pacific!
As the book review editor for True West magazine, I receive calls, emails and announcements on new books almost every day. But, I never expected to...
When the Count Went West
Actor Sir Christopher Lee, who many consider the greatest Dracula in cinema history, as well as an outstanding cinematic Sherlock Holmes, died on...
Long Live the King of the Wild Frontier
Sixty years ago Davy Crockett was not only king of the wild frontier on TV, he was king of the box office for Walt Disney. In 1954-1955, Walt Disney...
Trail’s End for a Southern Son
John Henry “Doc” Holliday is one of the most mythic well-imagined characters in the annals of Old West popular culture. Victoria Wilcox’s challenge...
Rough Drafts 7/15
Congratulations to the Western Writers of America annual Spur Award winners in biography, nonfiction and fiction presented in Lubbock, Texas, June...
The Cowboys Lament: The Kansas Origin of a Western Classic
Did you know that an Iowa born cowboy Frank Maynard, who moved to Kansas when he was just 16, is the author of the famed Western song, “The Cowboy’s...
Where Magic Meets the West: The Para-Western
Weird Westerns? Sci-Fi Westerns? Para-Westerns? Para-Mystery Westerns? Steampunk Westerns? Western Graphic Novels? At the Tallgrass Writing Workshop...
Flyover No More: The Heart of the West is in Emporia, Kansas
Where is the center of the West? Try Emporia, Kansas. Last weekend, I was the keynote speaker and faculty member at the Center for Great Plains...
Battle of The Little Bighorn Reenactment
On the weekend of June 26-28, 2015 thousands will pilgrimage to the Battle of Little Bighorn National Monument to commemorate the 139th anniversary...
The Searchers: Seeking Cinema History in Monument Valley
Sixty years ago, John Ford and his film company left Hollywood for Goulding’s Lodge and Monument Valley to make The Searchers, a film that many...