Mixologists, or bartenders, of the time were often skilled and jokingly referred to as pharmacists or chemists with a “medicine” chest. Prior to...
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Art, Guns and Culture
Colts For the Other Buffalo Bill
When we hear the name “Buffalo Bill,” the first person we think of is Buffalo Bill Cody, the famed frontier scout and Wild West showman. However,...
The Heart of Willcox
Rex Allen said his heart would always belong to his hometown of Willcox, Arizona, and he wasn’t kidding. A replica of a human heart was included in...
The Western Auction of the Year
Would Billy the Kid’s blade pass the million-dollar mark? In True West’s January 2019 issue the long-awaited Brian Lebel auction of Robert G....
A Faithfully Tasty Holiday
Easter was a day children looked forward to for colored eggs and bunnies and seeing their pioneer parents dressed in their finest clothes and...
Good Things to Eat
When Frederick Wolferman launched his Kansas City, Missouri, grocery store in the 1880s, he likely didn’t imagine it would be around today. He began...
Omaha is Still “All Aboard”
The first piece of track. The very first spike. It all began here, in Omaha, Nebraska. That’s where the Union Pacific began the race to Utah in...
Grand Canyon’s Grand Meals
Today, visitors arrive at the Grand Canyon either by train, car or bus and have hotel and dining options because of the Fred Harvey Company. When...
Western Events for February 2019
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this February. Adventure Cripple Creek Ice Festival Cripple Creek, CO, February...
Hollywood’s Six-gun Fakery
If you’re an Old West gun buff, and enjoy Western flicks from the Golden Age of Hollywood films, roughly 1930 through the late 1960s, you may have...
A Noose and a Scoop
A hanging tree. A blacksmith’s shop. A gold field. A Studebaker. An ice cream saloon. This story was almost lost forever. It would have been if the...
Reel or Real Frontier Fare
If you’re reading this then you’ve likely seen a Western. So, does the food on the big screen compare to the real West? Let’s digest some food...