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Western Books & Movies
Dead Men Tell Tales
Walmart shoppers grabbing a DVD of the new Vision Films Western Dead Men, directed by Royston Innes, starring Ric Maddox and cowritten by the pair,...
A Horror Story Within a Horror Story
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
After writing hundreds of Westerns under a pseudonym, Dusty Richards was incredibly proud of the movie adapted from his 150th novel, published under...
The Generals’ West
For 55 years, Robert M. Utley has been informing, entertaining and enlightening readers with his well-researched biographies and histories of the...