The Western Hangs On While Old West history titles wane, classic Western fiction continues to sell. The canary in the coal mine of Old West...
Best of the West 2022: Western Books
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Western Books & Movies
Dern’d If You Do
Some of the most memorable roles in Western cinema history were portrayed by Bruce Dern during his long and storied career. It’s no surprise that...
America’s Trailblazer
Jerry Enzler’s new biography of Jim Bridger, and new histories of Lewis and Clark, the grand masters of Western art, war on the central plains and...
Notorious and Legendary
John Boessenecker’s new biography of Pearl Hart, plus a new dual bio of Geronimo and Sitting Bull, new histories of train robbing and the Western...
Y:1883 The Taylor-Made West
Writer-director-producer Taylor Sheridan celebrates his roots with his new series filmed in Texas. When writer, producer and director...
Keeping the Cowboy Hero Alive
Trace Adkins follows in the footsteps of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Johnny Cash. It’s been a great year for Trace Adkins, the six-foot six-inch...
Imagining the West
Western art historian Larry Len Peterson has reached new heights in The American West Imagined: Gems from the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction (The Coeur...
Edward S. Curtis and the Hollywood Headhunters
The famed photographer's leap into silent films was anything but successful. While Edward S. Curtis’s photographs, and especially his 20...
La Frontiera
Jeff Guinn’s new book War on the Border, a fresh biography of Custer, a collection of Western classics, and updated histories of the Blackfoot...
L.Q. Jones, a Villain With a Grin
The highly respected Texas actor and director reflects on a 50-year career in Hollywood. L.Q. Jones, the sandy-haired giant with the high...
Riding the Rails into History
The well-known story of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Irish and Chinese men who built it has been recounted many times,...
Blood on the Trail
The latest biography of Daniel Boone, plus new bios of Doc Holliday and Buffalo Bill, and histories of the Chiricahuas and California good-time...