Western art of the 1920-30s somehow awakens a degree of nostalgia in all of us, and there is plenty of it here. Artist Remington Schuyler...
Remington Schuyler’s West
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An Outlaw’s Poet
When he was 13 years old, poet Red Shuttleworth came to a realization about the Old West. While on a school field trip in 1958 to the Jewish...
Island of Rotting Horses, 1868
You probably remember the story of Lt. John Dunbar. During the Civil War, he goes crazy—and somehow rallies Union troops to a victory. Army...
Rock Art Along the Way
In the words of the author, “This book is not a scientific explanation of rock art or its meaning.” With that clear, the reader can enjoy this grand...
Albuquerque in Our Time
“Our Time” means the years since WWII. After a brief survey of Albuquerque’s earlier history, Debra Hughes turns the book over to 30 prominent...
Albuquerque Remembered
Writer Erna Fergusson observed in 1947 that Albuquerque, “sitting at the crossroads of the centuries,” had seen every phase of Southwestern life....
God’s Country, Uncle Sam’s Land: Faith and Conflict in the American West (Nonfiction)
The West is the home of individualism, liberty and religious freedom. Well, not always. Three tragic exceptions to this mythology are examined at...
The Oatman Massacre (Nonfiction)
On a trek to find the “Land of Bashan” as prophesied in the Book of Mormon, Roys Oatman led his family of nine into the brutal Sonora Desert. On the...
The Doctor Wore Petticoats (Nonfiction)
The Western frontier, dominated by the male gender, did not take kindly to female physicians. Yet, most female doctors succeeded despite the overall...
The Desert Southwest (Nonfiction)
Our Western prehistory is so full of mystery that any clues we can find are welcome. By looking to the pots left behind by prehistoric peoples in...
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion (Fiction)
What more profitable and baffling way to rob than by magic? Dashing Johnny Vermillion, head of the Prairie Rose Theatrical Company, proves his four...
Cherokee Rose (Fiction)
This is one more retelling of the brutal treatment of the Cherokee people who were displaced in winter l838 from their homes in the Smoky Mountains...