Dr. Phillip Brassell of Yorktown, Texas was dying of tuberculosis. On September 18, 1876, he put his affairs in order, believing that his end was...
Ready to Die But Dr. Brassell wasn’t expecting the kind of death he got.
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Go West, Young Man! The Holliday connection, from Georgia to Texas.
Phillip Brassell was a doctor in Fayette County, Georgia in the years after the Civil War. And he was sick--tuberculosis, made worse by the climate....
A Woman’s Perspective of Life on the Oregon Trail
For the most part, the women did not want to leave home. They only went because their husbands or fathers insisted. And on the journey, they cooked...
True West Embroidered Logo Apparel
New True West merchandise is here! Now in the Mercantile you can find True West embroidered logo apparel. Shop Hoodies Shop Sweatshirts...
The Future of Historic Photos?
Animating historic photos is an amazing new phenomena made possible through Artificial Intelligence. Check out this incredible YouTube video...
How Did Saloons Preserve Beer?
How did saloons in the old west out in the middle of nowhere serve beer? It must be refrigerated and does not travel well. In warmer climes the...
The Amazing Gunshot Physician
Dr. George Goodfellow of Tombstone is best-remembered today as the "Gunshot Physician." He patched up outlaws like Curly Bill Brocius, doctored the...
An Unusual Background Lincoln County warrior Robert Widenmann wasn’t the typical westerner.
Of all the participants in the Lincoln County War, Robert Widenmann may have had the most interesting backstory. His father was the German consul in...
Feed the Dog An unusual explanation for being heavily armed.
Robert Widenman was a New Mexico deputy US marshal—and an associate of Billy the Kid and the Regulators during the Lincoln County War. He was...
Walking into War A pastor-physician moved to Lincoln County in 1878.
Taylor Ealy thought he had a simple assignment: go to Lincoln County, New Mexico to serve as a doctor, Protestant pastor and to run a school for...
The Legal Hanging Horse Thieves
Hanging horse thieves is one of those Hollywood myths that won’t go away. Contrary to popular belief, stealing a horse has never been a capital...
Leather Cartridge Belts and Corrosion
A question came in the other day from a True West Magazine reader. “I've noticed that my leaving a cartridge in a leather gunbelt for an extended...