“Come along boys and listen to my tale, I’ll tell you of my troubles on the Old Chisholm Trail.” So sang Gene Autry in his tribute to those...
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Art, Guns and Culture
Striking Similarities
It’s fitting that an Olaf C. Seltzer painting of C.M. Russell on his horse Monte appeared in the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction this past year, as the...
From Wild Women to the Wild Plains
Inspired by 19th-century French military painters, such as Alphonse De Neuville and Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille, New York City artist Ron Lesser...
Najavo Weavings
A good Navajo weaving is anything but flimsy. Three million pairs of boots and shoes tracked across a rug carpeting the entrance floors to the New...
Colt’s Percussion “Peacemaker”
If ever a gun were to be considered a classic, certainly the 1851 Navy Colt would rate at the top of anyone’s list. This caplock six-shooter may be...
Following the Heard
Nothing’s more amusing to an old cowgirl than a line dance, especially at an Elk’s Lodge at rodeo time. There I was, holding up the bar with the...
True West’s Best of the West 2004 Winners
Celebrating our 50th anniversary, we at True West again reveal our hoarded nuggets, our favorite out-of-the-way secrets: the best brothel museum,...
The Jeans Mystique
From James Dean to Adriano Moraes, from the good guys to the bad, everybody’s favorite rebel or hero wears jeans. Blue or black denim jeans may be...
Wahoo! Santa Fe
Shouting the name of Diane Zamost’s Santa Fe vintage and vintagelike Western wear company makes most folks want to climb on a horse and head out on...
Larian Motel
Gordon Anderson doesn’t believe it, but some of his friends and guests and even a former maid think his Larian Motel is haunted. Gordon says he’s...
Cottonwood Canyon Ranch
The original pioneers came to the land as explorers, as dreamers—claiming a hunk of dirt to make a life. They came, as historians remind us, “not to...
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
In 1883, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show began in North Platte, Nebraska. Before it folded three decades later, the hunter-scout-turned-megastar had...