Author Michael Zimmer was raised in Colorado, where he learned to break horses at a young age. Later, after his family moved to Indiana, he dreamt...
Gritty Realism Inspires Western Author Michael Zimmer’s Love of the West
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Stuart Rosebrook
Rough Drafts 9/14
Looking for love? A romantic at heart? How about an Old West Romance!? As editor of the Western Books Department, I am fortunate to receive advance...
Rough Drafts 8/14
The summer is heating up and publishers are beginning to release news on their fall catalogs. One book I’ve been looking forward to is Max Evans...
Robert E. Lee’s Legacy East and West
As the United States commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, historians have had an opportunity to revisit the legacy and lives of...
Edwin R. Sweeney’s Passion for the West Revealed
Cochise biographer Edwin R Sweeney fell in love with the West like a lot of us: through television and a good school library. Raised in and near...
Rough Drafts 7/14
During the recent Arizona History Convention in Prescott, Arizona, a group of us were treated to keynote speaker Paul Andrew Hutton (who is on...
Crusade for Justice on Minnesota Frontier
In August 1862, President Abraham Lincoln’s Army of the Potomac was being fought to a standstill by Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia...
Treasures of the Old West
When the Spanish explored the West, they discovered numerous ruins clinging to cliff sides and mountain tops. Today, many of these ancient Puebloan...
Rough Drafts 6/14
For the second year, True West staff presence at the Tucson Festival of Books was a great success. Headquartered at the Arizona Inn, Executive...
Territorial Greed: Sins and Sinners of the Santa Fe Ring Revealed
Corruption, fraud, intimidation, murder and assassination, all weapons of power and greed the politicians of the Santa Fe Ring used during their...
16 Historical Destinations That Will Make You Weep
The American West, imagined and celebrated worldwide in art and literature, film and television, is equally a land of grace and grief. Since...
Gamblers, Gunfighters & Saloon Girls
For over half a century, author Larry McMurtry has brought the West alive to readers through his lean, lyrical prose. His personal experiences...