It is impossible to label D.L. Birchfield as a writer, with one exception: All of his work in some way deals with American Indians, often his own...
It’s Gotta Be the Choctaws
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Western Books & Movies
PBS Cowboys Up with Texas Ranch House
When freelance producer Luis Barreto presented his idea for a hands-on history PBS series to Craig Carter, the cowboy-wrangler told Barreto he was...
THE TAOS TRAPPERS: The Fur Trade in the Far Southwest, 1540-1846
This book has been around for almost 40 years, and its reputation is well-deserved. It explores the history of the future trading center of Taos in...
From 9.11 to the Alamo
This retired New York City fireman became a hero himself when he stood at Ground Zero on 9.11 and helped victims of the terrorist attacks of the...
The Searchers at 50
The Searchers is a surprisingly complex film, even by today’s standards. A film widely considered to be the greatest Western ever made turns 50 this...
The Golden Corridor
This is an interesting read on the history of Northern California in the words of the people who pioneered and settled the regions between San...
CONTEMPORARY WESTERN DESIGN
If you’ve been looking for a Western-oriented interior design book that takes you beyond Molesworth, cut steel and antler chandeliers, here’s the...
COLORADO’S JAPANESE AMERICANS: FROM 1886 TO THE PRESENT
Colorado’s storied past has more than a few stained pages. One such stain is the Japanese concentration camp in Amache. During WWII, Colorado Gov....
MORMON RESISTANCE
One of the best bargains in all publishing is the series called Bison Books from the University of Nebraska. These are reprints of important volumes...
GUNS OF THE WILD WEST
While the subject matter of this work is fascinating and the photography is top-notch, I was somewhat disappointed in this 160-page book. The author...
OUTLAW TALES OF COLORADO
Colorado had its share of hard cases—from Jack Slade to cannibal Alferd Packer to conman Soapy Smith—and their true stories are fascinating. A lot...
DAKOTA
The mid-1880s were strange years in a strange land for blue-blooded New Yorker Theodore Roosevelt. Fleeing a dazzling political career and the...