About a decade ago, someone, I think it was Gus “The Mapinator” Walker, noticed that a random photo of a Pamunkey Indian in our archives had a...
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The First 60 Years of True West Magazine
Joe Small followed a hunch. Every time he ran a letter about Old West badmen in his Sporting Magazine, his mailbox would bulge with responses, so he...
Heritage Travel of 2012
To promote Arizona’s centennial, our contributing editors Jana Bommersbach and Arizona State Historian Marshall Trimble teamed up with Executive...
True Westerner of 2013
“Larry McMurtry bugs the hell out of me. He set out to ‘demystify’ the West and strip it bare—what kind of respect is that? But then he writes...
Western Wear of 2012
After Buck Brannaman got his deserving tribute in the award-winning Buck feature documentary last year, we all thought that Paul Bond should be next...
True West’s Best of the West 2013 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2013 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pick made the list. THE BEST OF THE WEST: MOVIES BEST...
December 2012 Events
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ANIMAL...
Guns, Guts & Glory
True West is setting out on a mission to help you find the best books, on a multitude of subjects, that depict this great frontier era in American...
10 for 10: Dodge City, KS
1. The Boot Hill Museum provides hours of Old West history and should offer something new with every visit, as exhibits constantly rotate through...
November 2012 Events
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. Animal Adoptions Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions Richmond, VA, November 2-4: Wild...
October 2012 Events
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ADVENTURE: WALK THROUGH HISTORY El Paso, TX, October 20: Learn the Wild West...
10 for 10: Ruidoso, NM
1. At the time of the 1878-79 Lincoln County War, Ruidoso was just one building, Dowlin’s Mill; owner Paul Dowlin was shot dead in front of it in...