I thankfully grew up in Bakersfield, in the center of the Oklahoma and Texas of California, Kern County. One hundred miles physically from L.A., but...
What History Has Taught Me: L. J. Martin
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Opening Shot – A Mammoth Moment
The U.S. Army tested bicycles for the first time in the West in 1896 with the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, one of the four Buffalo Soldier...
Third Time’s the Charm for Bob Boze Bell’s Billy the Kid The Final Word
The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy The Kid: The Final Word (Two Roads West Publishing, $24.95) is Bob Boze Bell’s magnum opus on the subject...
Discover Makers in San Angelo Sponsored by Discover San Angelo
From saddlery to silverwork, San Angelo and the surrounding area is home to an abundance of local makers. Explore the wealth and handiwork that...
What History Has Taught Me: Johnny D. Boggs
My mother and father... Songwriter Rodney Crowell wrote my life story in “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream)”: “But Mama kept the...
January 2021 Western Roundup
HERITAGE FESTIVALS Montana Winter Fair Lewistown, MT, January 29-31: The Montana Winter Fair celebrates 76 years of promoting Montana...
Opening Shot – The Dead of Winter
Indian Infantry Company in winter uniforms pause from their training—possibly as Indian police—to have their photo taken in the winter of 1890.
Journey To The Past – Uncover Northeast Montana’s Vast History. Sponsored by Montana's Missouri River Country
Montana’s Missouri River Country is overflowing with pioneer and cultural history. Lewis and Clark roamed this vast landscape, covering nearly 330...
Get Your West On In Carbon County, Wyoming! Sponsored by Carbon County, Wyoming.
From the Rockies to the Tetons, Wyoming is an expanse of unparalleled natural adventure. However beautiful the body of Wyoming is, no territory...
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Enchanted Rock is a dome of pink granite that rises about 385 feet above the bed of Sandy Creek. Its name comes from folklore; Indians credited the dome with magical powers.
What History Has Taught Me: Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein joined the book publishing biz in 1988. This is his first appearance in True West. He cannot promise it will be his last.
December 2020 Western Roundup
As the holidays approach, western communities around the country are celebrating, cowboy style.