Art, Guns and Culture Archives

Branded by the Land

by Corinne Brown | Apr 1, 2004

For most listeners, the first song is all it takes to hear the truth in this voice. Brenn Hill couldn’t tell a lie if he wanted to. Like the artist...

Hat Tricks

by Corinne Brown | Apr 1, 2004

It’s high time we got to talking about hats, that most basic element in a cowboy’s wardrobe, or a cowgirl’s for that matter. Along with Coca-Cola...

Keepin’ Them Dogies Rollin’ . . .

by Johnny D. Boggs | Apr 1, 2004

The good news is that the ramrod of this cattle drive is Roxanne Knight—not Tom Dunson. Even better news is that I don’t see Asa Watts anywhere. The...

Bug-Eyed at the Buckhorn

by Corinne Brown | Apr 1, 2004

Big game hunters and Western history buffs strike gold at San Antonio’s Buckhorn Saloon and Museum, a delightful curiosity straight out of Ripley’s...

Appaloosa Trading Company

by R.G. Robertson | Apr 1, 2004

Most folks don’t begin their life’s work at the age of 12. Michael Gibson, owner of Appaloosa Trading Company in Durango, Colorado, isn’t like most...

Before Manifest Destiny

by R.G. Robertson | Apr 1, 2004

Before Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp were even born, bolder men put their mark on the American West. Known as fur traders and mountain men, these...

Trading Post Profiles

by R.G. Robertson | Apr 1, 2004

Buffalo Bill Cody founded the Irma Hotel in 1902, calling it “just the sweetest hotel that ever was.” Located in Cody, Wyoming, the town that the...

The Bull and the Backpacker

by Craig Hamilton | Apr 1, 2004

Some time back, my father and I herded a small bunch of cows onto the steep side of a mountain behind the small town of Chloride, Arizona. In the...

Hidalgo’s Hardware

by Phil Spangenberger | Mar 1, 2004

In 2002, I worked on one of the hot new films of the season—Hidalgo, to be released in March 2004. This action packed Western is based on the legend...