Even for the wealthy, having a portrait made in the 1840s was a rare, costly event that called for perfect dress and impeccable grooming. But as...
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Cattle King of the West
State Historian of Texas Bill O’Neal’s latest book, John Chisum: Frontier Cattle King, explores the life and times of Chisum’s legendary role as a...
Rough Drafts
The last quarter of every publishing year brings a plethora of new Western history books into my mailbox. Here are some great books that I know True...
A Man of the West
Historians, students, collectors and fans of Western American art will be in debt to William Reynolds for many decades after his publication of Joe...
Life Lessons from Western Lawmen
Weaving together a fascinating series of Western manhunts, author Chris Enss in Principles of Posse Management: Lessons from the Wild West reveals...
An Alamo Allegory
Line of Glory by Thomas D. Clagett (Five Star Publishing, $25.95) tells the story of the Alamo through the unique perspective of lesser-known...
Victorio Rides Again
Chiricahua Apache leader Victorio was so determined to maintain the freedom of his people that he proclaimed that not one hair from a horse’s tail...
Western Showdown
The Treasure of Bittercreek is Larry Richardson and Tom Richardson’s third installment in their Montana lawmen C. J. Mason and Thorn Hickum series,...
Cattle Queen of the West
For the past few decades Western historians have worked diligently to uncover, research and write a more comprehensive history of the West—a broader...
Building Your Western Library: Johnny D. Boggs
Seven-time Spur Award-winner Johnny D. Boggs has written volumes about Jesse James and “the boys,” including Northfield (Five Star, 2007), Jesse...
Mystery Sharpshooter
What’s better than a good, old-fashioned murder mystery? An illustrious cowgirl helping to solve a good old-fashioned murder mystery. That’s the...
Fencing the West
The open range in this country was doomed in 1873 when three men from DeKalb, Illinois—Jacob Haish, Joseph Glidden and Isaac Ellwood—each filed...