Black Hills Frontier Spa In 1889, Hot Springs, Dakota Territory, was a destination for health-seekers and tourists. In 1887, the Dakota Hot...
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Classic True West
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...
Shrine of Liberty
On April 7, 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt addressed a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. A month after his...
Western Roundup January 2022
Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering Golden, CO, January 15-15: Experience cowboy poetry performances by Dave Stamey, Terry Nash, Andy Nelson,...
Best of the West 2022
Our 20th Annual Celebration of the Absolute Best of the West The year 2021 was a year of both reflection and celebration. Once again, as spring...
Shooting Back
The Real Deal: Ben Johnson The November 2021 cover story “Ben Johnson: A True American Cowboy” by Marshall Trimble struck a sentimental chord with...