Naughty or Nice. Daringly dressed in voluminous bloomers or divided skirts, with boots and big hats, cowgirls first galloped into American arenas...
Darlings of the Rodeo
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Classic True West
True West Comes Clean
A look at our mistakes throughout the years. We were snookered. Duped. Fooled. Em-barrassed. Sideswiped by a “discovery” that turns out to be fake....
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. At least two...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Saying “Fear brings more pain than does the pain it fears.” Quotes “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a...
Black Hills Frontier Spa
Black Hills Frontier Spa In 1889, Hot Springs, Dakota Territory, was a destination for health-seekers and tourists. In 1887, the Dakota Hot...
The Real Rooster Cogburn
Remembering my great-grandfather’s role in the creation of a classic Western fiction and film character. John Franklin Cogburn, nicknamed “Rooster”...
Shooting Back
Canadian vs. Montana Peak I have just been re-reading True West’s November 2021 issue and discovered an error in the caption of the photos of the...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Saying “Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.” Quotes “We are all travelers in the wilderness of...
Circle the Wagons!
Emanuel Leutze’s 1863 oil Indians Attacking a Wagon Train vividly captured and perpetuated the fears of Americans migrating West on the Overland...
Western Roundup: February/March 2022
73rd Gold Rush Days and Senior Pro Rodeo Wickenburg, AZ, February 11-13: Wickenburg’s mining and ranching origins are celebrated with a pro...
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. Flags...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Saying “Ain’t nothin’ like ridin’ a fine horse in new country.” Quotes “Whatever is their fortune, good or bad, the leader is the person...