Charles M. Russell’s 1908 Smoke of a .45 captures the violent chaos caused by short tempers and whiskey on the Western frontier. Courtesy Google Art...
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Western Roundup: May 2022
Wyatt Earp Days (Pictured) Tombstone, AZ, May 27-28: In honor of famed Tombstone lawman Wyatt Earp, activities include gunfights, a chili cook-off...
What History Has Taught Me: James B. Mills
Historian James B. Mills was born in 1983 and raised in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. He first became fascinated with the...
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. At least two...
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Discover Makers in San Angelo Sponsored by San Angelo
Since 1986, the National Ceramic Competition has taken place in San Angelo. This year, the juried exhibit will be held from April 8 through June 26,...
Western Roundup: April 2022
ART SHOWS Scottsdale Art Auction Scottsdale, AZ & Virtual, April 8-9: The auction featuring items from a consortium of leading American...
What History Has Taught Me: Samuel K. Dolan
Writer, Producer, Historian Samuel K. Dolan is a writer and Emmy Award-winning television producer based in Montana. His career in film and...
Shooting Back
Canadian vs. Montana Peak I have just been re-reading True West’s November 2021 issue and discovered an error in the caption of the photos of the...
Circle the Wagons!
Emanuel Leutze’s 1863 oil Indians Attacking a Wagon Train vividly captured and perpetuated the fears of Americans migrating West on the Overland...