Slinging Lead, Hot Type and the Truth
History tried to erase the courageous Arizona journalist, but her remarkable life and work as a publisher is a testament to her courage and her undefeatable spirit. This isn’t a story about a woman history ignored or forgot nor diminished. That wouldn’t...
Home on the Range
Jim Hoy’s highly personal biography of the Kansas Flint Hills, two new biographies of Butch Cassidy, Bill Neal’s autobiography and Deborah Swenson’s debut Western novel. From my earliest years, I remember my parents sharing with me their love of the American West and...
Satin, Lace and Cherry Pie
Ten-year-old Laura Frazier gazed up at the large lady in the open door. “She almost filled the entire doorway,” Laura later remembered. The girl had talked her mother into letting her sell magazine subscriptions to earn money for a scooter. Little did she know,...
Chronicling the West
In 2019, Western fiction and history fans can find books about almost any topic they like from a vast array of publishers as well as independent, self-published authors. As the publishing year enters its final quarter, I’m listing some recommendations to look for in...
True West January/February 2025
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To The Point
