by William Childress | Feb 1, 2002 | Inside History
Only weeks after the 13-day siege and battle, contemporary newspapers provided conflicting accounts of what happened at the famous mission-fortress. And in the years that followed, painters, poets, writers and filmmakers provided multiple interpretations of Texas’...
by Various Authors | Feb 24, 2023 | Features & Gunfights
From Montana to Texas, a summer road trip is a great way to immerse yourself in the history and heritage of the American West. I remember my parents loading my sister, Katherine, and me into the family station wagon. It was the late 1960s and our vacation...
by Peter Corbett and the Editors of True West | Jan 20, 2023 | Features & Gunfights
With foresight and determination, city leaders have worked hard for over a century to preserve our Old West history in the most famous Western towns. Some people rescue wild mustangs, wayward souls or soiled doves. Then there are those inspired individuals...
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...
by Henry C. Parke | Sep 4, 2022 | Western Books & Movies, Western Movies
An actor in his own right, the Duke’s son entertained audiences for decades in Westerns and action movies. In the golden years of Hollywood, a star could always get their kid a bit part in their movie, to keep them busy and quiet. That’s usually as far as it...