A “cowboys ‘n’ zombies” comedy, Wanted: Undead or Alive is currently being filmed in New Mexico. James Denton (Desperate Housewives) and Chris...
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Western Books & Movies
Desperadoes
Author Ron Hansen already has Brad Pitt starring as Jesse James in the movie modeled after his 1983 book, but now his first novel, Desperadoes, is...
Redemption
The independent, shoestring-budget film Redemption is making its way through film festival circuits, much like Tom Shell’s Far Side of Jericho....
Curse of the Sacred Mountain
Classic B-Western movie lovers must see Curse of the Sacred Mountain. While not on par with the current spate of Hollywood Westerns, this movie has...
“What Fresh Hell is This?”
Those who imagine the Western to be a fundamentally American art form like jazz or comic books would do well to take a closer look at our cousins...
God’s Country, Uncle Sam’s Land: Faith and Conflict in the American West (Nonfiction)
The West is the home of individualism, liberty and religious freedom. Well, not always. Three tragic exceptions to this mythology are examined at...
The Oatman Massacre (Nonfiction)
On a trek to find the “Land of Bashan” as prophesied in the Book of Mormon, Roys Oatman led his family of nine into the brutal Sonora Desert. On the...
The Doctor Wore Petticoats (Nonfiction)
The Western frontier, dominated by the male gender, did not take kindly to female physicians. Yet, most female doctors succeeded despite the overall...
The Desert Southwest (Nonfiction)
Our Western prehistory is so full of mystery that any clues we can find are welcome. By looking to the pots left behind by prehistoric peoples in...
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion (Fiction)
What more profitable and baffling way to rob than by magic? Dashing Johnny Vermillion, head of the Prairie Rose Theatrical Company, proves his four...
Cherokee Rose (Fiction)
This is one more retelling of the brutal treatment of the Cherokee people who were displaced in winter l838 from their homes in the Smoky Mountains...
Military Chronicler
Sandwiched between his first writing and editing jobs with the Valley Morning Star in Harlingen, Texas, and his current gig as a history professor...