One would be hard-pressed to find a book on Alaskan outlaw Soapy Smith as well researched as Catherine Holder Spude’s “That Fiend in...
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Western Books & Movies
A Rocky Mountain Christmas
William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone combine fantasy with Old West action in A Rocky Mountain Christmas. When a train is derailed by an...
He Rode with Butch and Sundance
Mark T. Smokov’s biography of Wild Bunch member Harvey Logan, He Rode with Butch and Sundance: The Story of Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan, overturns some...
Custer Saved the Nation
More a study of cultures in collision than an attempt to set records straight or expose new findings about George A. Custer, Larry McMurtry’s Custer...
With Golden Visions Bright Before Them
Tapping a veritable wagon train of sources, Will Bagley takes Western enthusiasts along on a trek whereupon they can vicariously suffer daunting...
The Soul of Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino has called his upcoming film Django Unchained a “Southern,” as it takes place in the South, moments before the first shots were...
Phil Collins’s Top Five Alamo Reads
He’s sold more than 200 million records, and he’s a lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, but what we like most about Phil Collins is that he is...
Rough Drafts 11/12
We’re approaching the end of a landmark year in Western book publishing, and the beginning of another. With so many great projects out there for us...
J.A. Johnstone Picks
Well, four from 2012, plus a timeless classic. Anytime Shane shows up on a list, the rest of the bunch has to be top-notch storytelling. 1. Wildfire...
Native Performers in Wild West Shows
Devotees of the Buffalo Bill legacy will no doubt appreciate Native Performers in Wild West Shows. It explores fertile ground first recognized by...
The Stickler
“Did you sketch this picture of my daughter?” Cindy Costner, Kevin’s wife at the time, asked a Union soldier during a lull in the Dances With Wolves...
Guns, Guts & Glory
True West is setting out on a mission to help you find the best books, on a multitude of subjects, that depict this great frontier era in American...