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Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.” Quotes “Movies are like writing history with...
Safe Crossing
The Little Colorado River starts high on the slopes of Mount Baldy in the White Mountains of Eastern Arizona and flows north across the Colorado...
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. The Oklahoma...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “The way to avoid housework is to live outside.” Quotes “I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me.” —Terence, Former...
The Best Smirk in the West
You only have to look at the smirk on Sharlot Hall’s face to know she just bested nasty men who thought women didn’t belong in photos like this—the...
Shooting Back
The Real History of a Handcart When True West lands in my mailbox, I turn first to “Truth Be Known” for its wisdom and wit, then I flip to the great...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “Fear sees, even when the eyes are closed.” Quotes “Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity...
Driving – and Rowing – Them Home
Driving—and Rowing—Them Home After World War II, Cowboy Artists of America co-founder George Phippen developed into one of the most sought-after...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “Be careful when you follow the masses; sometimes the M is silent.” Quotes “Life can’t defeat a writer who is in love...
Home on the Range
For four decades, former Nebraska homesteader-turned-frontier photographer Solomon D. Butcher posed homesteader families and their livestock in...
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. 1883 and...