Raised in Detroit, Michigan, and retired from teaching at the American University in Washington, D.C., Bob Love found hi…
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What History Has Taught Me: Howard Kazanjian Film Producer
Emmy Award-winning film producer Howard Kazanjian is best known for his work on The Wild Bunch, Raiders of the Lost Ark …
What History Has Taught Me: Terry Bolinger President of the Zane Grey’s West Society
Terry Bolinger, President of the Zane Grey’s West Society The president and long-time member of the Zane Grey’s West Soc…
What History Has Taught Me: Rex Allen Jr., Country Singer
Rex Allen Jr., Country Singer Rex Allen Jr., son of the “last singing cowboy,” is retiring this year; his “Sunrise to Su…
What History Has Taught Me: Drew Gomber, History Buff
For 15 years, Drew Gomber led tourists on tours of historic Lincoln and Lincoln County in New Mexico, helping them walk …
The Man Collectors Trust The 2017 True Westerner award goes to Brian Lebel.
Brian Lebel has had his hands on some pretty amazing Western history. He is the guy who brought the Billy the Kid tintyp…
What History Has Taught Me: Ron Hansen, Author
Growing up in Omaha, Ron Hansen found the Old West present in Nebraska’s cornfields, wilderness and railroad tracks full…
What History Has Taught Me John McEuen, Folk musician
Born in Oakland, California, John McEuen is a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which is currently on a 50t…
The ‘Perfesser’ Educator Richard Dillon was a gentleman and a scholar.
True West’s staff recently received news from Brian Dervin Dillon, Ph.D., that his father, Richard H. Dillon, renowned, …
The Coolest Guy in the Room TRIBUTES: Paul Cool • 1950-2016
Paul Cool was just that: cool. The coolest. And that went beyond the Old West field. Oh, he was the coolest there, for …