by Candy Moulton | Mar 1, 2005 | Travel & Preservation
The Missouri River northwest of Bismarck, North Dakota, is not the same river explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark saw in 1805, even though it has the same name. Much has changed in two centuries. When Lewis and Clark wintered with the Mandans in 1804-05, the...
by Linda Wommack | Jan 3, 2005 | Western Books
With the flood of Lewis and Clark tomes in the past year, it is quite refreshing to read William Hill’s latest book. As with his previous books, Hill brings his trademark “You are There” style to this unique account of the frontier exploration. Hill’s use of actual...
by Stuart Rosebrook | May 5, 2023 | Features & Gunfights
Pack your bags and head West for adventures filled with fun and history. Road tripping across the West has come a long way from the four-to six-month do-or-die Conestoga wagon trains that crossed the country from Missouri to Oregon in the 1840s. But...
by True West | Apr 24, 2023 | True West Blog
Visit the website at SouthwestMT.com A visit to Southwest Montana is more than just a trip—it’s a chance to explore the state’s robust history and vibrant landscape. Here are five things you absolutely shouldn’t miss in the extraordinary space between...
by Stuart Rosebrook | Sep 6, 2022 | Western Books, Western Books & Movies
James B. Mills’ major new biography of Billy the Kid, plus a geographic history of Nebraska, an alternate bio of The Kid, a Wild West Western, and an Apache adventure Give or take 8,300 miles be-tween New Mexico, U.S.A., and New South Wales, Australia, and 140 years...