Those Redheads from Seattle (Kino Lorber; $19.95); Dawson City: Frozen Time (Kino Lorber; $29.95 and pictured above). A perfect pairing: two movies...
DVD Review: Dawson City Duo
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Western Books & Movies
Old Mug Shots Get New Lives in Captured and Exposed
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...
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...
Rough Drafts
Like film and television producers and screenwriters, Western book publishers and authors love to mine the lore and lives of historical lawmen and...
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...
DVD Review: The Hanging Tree
“Sluice robber!” With that bellow, and a well-aimed shot, Frenchy (Karl Malden) and a Montana boomtown mob take after the thief (Ben Piazza). He’s...
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...
Sitting Bull’s Gal
The primary job of the biographical Western Woman Walks Ahead, starring Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes and Sam Rockwell, is to entertain. It...
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,...