Western Books & Movies Archives

He Rode with Butch and Sundance

by Richard Patterson | Nov 5, 2012

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

by Jesse Mullins | Nov 5, 2012

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

by Robert J. Chandler | Nov 5, 2012

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

by C. Courtney Joyner | Nov 5, 2012

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

by Phil Collins | Nov 5, 2012

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

by Jesse Mullins | Nov 5, 2012

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

by J.A. Johnstone | Nov 5, 2012

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

by L.G. Moses | Nov 5, 2012

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

by Bill Markley | Nov 5, 2012

“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...