Western Books & Movies Archives

A Horror Story Within a Horror Story

by Terry A. Del Bene | Jun 21, 2018

The Hunger (G.P. Putnam & Sons, $27) by Alma Katsu takes the tragic tale of the Donner Party and infuses it with hints of witchcraft, vampirism,...

New TV Series: Yellowstone

by Henry C. Parke | Jun 15, 2018

“Ranching is the only business where the goal is to break even—survive another season.” So says Kevin Costner’s character, John Dutton (shown...

Award-winning Author Reflects on Saloon History

by Stuart Rosebrook | Jun 7, 2018

Melody Groves writes about where she lives and what she loves—the West. She is the author of Hoist A Cold One: Historic Bars of the Southwest and,...

The Real Ned Christie

by Preston Lewis | Jun 7, 2018

A victim of the fake news of his time, “outlaw” Ned Christie now has a biographer who separates the known facts of his life from the embellishments...

Legend of Black Bart

by Patrick Millikin | May 29, 2018

Taking his name from a dime Western novel, Charles E. Boles (or Charles Bolton, as he was known) robbed 28 Wells Fargo stagecoaches between 1875 and...

A Classic Western

by Linell Jeppsen | May 22, 2018

Lee Martin’s Fury at Cross Creek (self-published, $8) is a fast-paced, Western actioner that is sure to please. Reminiscent of the Hatfields and...

Building Your Western Library: Steve Friesen

by Steve Friesen | May 14, 2018

Steve Friesen recently retired after 22 years as director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave. He is the author of Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman,...

Theodore Roosevelt, That Damned Cowboy

by Bill Markley | May 10, 2018

“Now we’ve got that damned cowboy as President!” Senator Mark Hanna exclaimed referring to Vice President Theodore Roosevelt after President William...

Dusty’s Journey to the Movies

by Henry C. Parke | May 8, 2018

After writing hundreds of Westerns under a pseudonym, Dusty Richards was incredibly proud of the movie adapted from his 150th novel, published under...