Western Books Archives

Sabers & Spurs

by Stuart Rosebrook | Feb 3, 2017

In literature, film and television, the role of the U.S. cavalry in the history of the American West has been as romanticized as any major element...

The Legacy of Crazy Horse

by Bill Markley | Jan 31, 2017

Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy by the Edward Clown Family as told to William B. Matson (GibbsSmith, $30) is a family account of...

Arizona Frontier Adventure

by Richard Prosch | Jan 10, 2017

Whereas in some circles the unreliable narrator holds sway, Michael Zimmer’s latest book, Charlie Red: American Legends Collection, Book Five...

Vision Quest

by Stuart Rosebrook | Jan 4, 2017

As current events in North Dakota and South Dakota swirl around pipelines, historic gravesites, life-giving waters, sacred land, natural resources,...

Best Of The West: Western Books

by Stuart Rosebrook | Dec 9, 2016

When historians review the year 2016 in publishing, will they discover themes in Western history and fiction that reflected the national turmoil and...

Bleached Bones

by Patrick Millikin | Nov 25, 2016

Set in the harsh, beautiful Sand Hills of Nebraska at the dawn of the 20th century, Jonis Agee’s The Bones of Paradise (William Morrow, $25.99) is a...

West Texas Paradise

by Leo W. Banks | Nov 23, 2016

Pecos, Texas, wouldn’t exist if not for the shape of the Pecos River. Near where the town would come to be, the deep, twisting gorge narrowed to...

Legends of the Old West Visit the Big Apple

by Stan "Tex" Banash | Nov 17, 2016

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, many Old West icons were frequent visitors to New York City. Their association with urban life and...

Lighting the Fuse

by Stuart Rosebrook | Nov 3, 2016

On March 17, 1876, U.S. Army Col. Joseph J. Reynolds led six cavalry companies on an early morning attack against a Northern Cheyenne village on the...