Tapping a veritable wagon train of sources, Will Bagley takes Western enthusiasts along on a trek whereupon they can vicariously suffer daunting...
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Western Books & Movies
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...
Hardin Biopic
“We plan on shooting this epic, never-before-told story about the life of John Wesley Hardin,” says Miguel Corona, an associate producer of the...
Wagons West: Texas Freedom!
In Wagons West: Texas Freedom!, Dana Fuller Ross spins an intriguing tale worthy of Alamo history buffs. When the fortified Alamo mission’s walls...
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories
Tony Hillerman is best known for his novels featuring Navajo crime fighters. Yet The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories consists of 17...
Kill the Indian
In this latest installment of Boggs’s Killstraight series, Kill the Indian, Daniel Killstraight heads to Texas where he meets Quanah Parker. A freak...