Follow byways and scenic roads to discover the heartbeat—and heritage—of the American West.
The Best of the West: Heritage Travel
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Stuart Rosebrook
The Best of the West: Western Books
Western history and fiction publishing is at a crossroads, and only brave publishers and good storytelling will save the day.
The Best of the West: True Westerner of the Year 2020
Presenting the West from a whole new perspective, Michael J. Fox.
The Wonders Of The West
Discover our collective past, curated and interpreted in the best history museums of the Western United States.
Bloody War, Bitter Peace
Review of historian Robert N. Watt’s “With My Face to My Bitter Foes”: Nana’s War 1880-1881.
Living and Dying Along the Rio Grande
Review of Mike Blakely’s, A Sinister Splendor: A Mexican War Novel, an ambitious novel of the Mexican War.
Chronicling the West
Western novelists and historians keep the Old West alive through hard work and their dedication to the crafts of writing and research.
Western Art Treasure Trove
For collectors and aficionados of Western art and Western art books, the publishing year of 2019 is shaping up to be one of the best.
Tarnished Gold
Review of Gordon H. Chang’s Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad.
High Country Adventure
Discover the Old West while relaxing in 10 of our favorite cool, mountain getaways.
Get Your Kicks!
In 1927, the first Route 66 signs were posted from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, and the legend of the “Mother Road” began. The...
Anarchy on the Rails
In 2019, Jack Kelly’s The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America (St. Martin’s Press,...