John Davis, his current alias, is like no other Westerner in fact or fiction. San Francisco strumpet salesman, con man and killer for hire, he uses...
I’m the Man You Thought You Killed
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Western Books & Movies
Old West Shootists
The Johnson-Sims Feud: Romeo and Juliet, West Texas Style (University of North Texas Press, $24.95), by Bill O’Neal, features as the star-crossed...
Dark Tower Series
Stephen King, America’s reigning Horror novelist, started his Dark Tower series in 1982 with The Gunslinger. The book features Roland Deschain, who,...
Dark Tower Series
Stephen King, America’s reigning Horror novelist, started his Dark Tower series in 1982 with The Gunslinger. The book features Roland Deschain, who,...
TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns
This newest batch offers four solid post-1950s Westerns: two of Sam Peckinpah’s best pictures, Ride the High Country (1962) and Pat Garrett and...
TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns
This newest batch offers four solid post-1950s Westerns: two of Sam Peckinpah’s best pictures, Ride the High Country (1962) and Pat Garrett and...
The Bad Boy Behind the Mystery Man
He did not wear a mask or carry silver bullets. The Virginian was designed to be the first Mystery man of Old West fiction. He did not wear a mask...
The Bad Boy Behind the Mystery Man
He did not wear a mask or carry silver bullets. The Virginian was designed to be the first Mystery man of Old West fiction. He did not wear a mask...
Weird West
Lost States (Quirk Books, $29.95), by Michael J. Trinklein, points out that 50 is a nice round number for the U.S., then goes on to list 70 wannabe...
Weird West
Lost States (Quirk Books, $29.95), by Michael J. Trinklein, points out that 50 is a nice round number for the U.S., then goes on to list 70 wannabe...
Lighting Out for the Territory
In July 1861, 25-year-old Sam Clemens left Missouri with his brother to head to the West. He wasn’t necessarily avoiding the Civil War, but he was...
Lighting Out for the Territory
In July 1861, 25-year-old Sam Clemens left Missouri with his brother to head to the West. He wasn’t necessarily avoiding the Civil War, but he was...