Like The Winning of Barbara Worth, Deadwood tells the story of a community on the edge of the world, a couple of bad breaks away from extinction, in...
DEADWOOD: The complete Third Season
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Western Books & Movies
A Fistful of DVDs
If anybody needs convincing that the boomers still wield considerable cultural and economic clout, consider this: The Beatles still rule, as...
WAYNE’S WORLD
It’s not easy to make a choice among the innumerable John Wayne box sets and single editions commemorating his 100th birthday. The market is flooded...
Gary Cooper MGM Movie Legends Collection
The production of The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) offers a great deal of history, not the least of which is the moment when the world met Gary...
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Half or more of the fun in watching this 1979 TV special is seeing the actors entering the set—a Western saloon, of course, on some Hollywood...
DEADWOOD: The complete Third Season
Like The Winning of Barbara Worth, Deadwood tells the story of a community on the edge of the world, a couple of bad breaks away from extinction, in...
Best Reads (And They Aren’t All Westerns)
“Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers,” said Steven Spielberg, the man who first revealed his instinct for a good story...
Best Reads (And They Aren’t All Westerns)
“Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers,” said Steven Spielberg, the man who first revealed his instinct for a good story...
Storytelling in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is a natural wonder and rich in history. While this book touches on the history, the focus is on those who first saw the...
Tìo Cowboy
Juan Salinas (1901-95) was the first notable professional hispanic rodeo participant and eventual inductee into the Rodeo Hall of Fame. His story is...
Wild Ride
The rodeo, from a Spanish word meaning “gather together,” began with arguments between cowpokes about who was best at what. In the 20th century, it...
The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska
I love state roadside guides and personally collect them. You’ll usually find mini-histories listed with the historic sites and landmarks on the...