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The Soul of Django Unchained

The Soul of Django Unchained

by | Nov 5, 2012 | Western Movies

Quentin Tarantino has called his upcoming film Django Unchained a “Southern,” as it takes place in the South, moments before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter. His story of runaway slave Django (Jamie Foxx) has been tied to Spaghetti Westerns as a major...
The Stickler

The Stickler

by | Nov 5, 2012 | Western Movies

“Did you sketch this picture of my daughter?” Cindy Costner, Kevin’s wife at the time, asked a Union soldier during a lull in the Dances With Wolves filming in 1989. “I did,” answered Jim Hatzell, a Western artist from Rapid City, South Dakota. “May I see your...
Guns, Guts & Glory

Guns, Guts & Glory

by | Oct 3, 2012 | Western Books

True West is setting out on a mission to help you find the best books, on a multitude of subjects, that depict this great frontier era in American history. Our attempt is not to do it alone, but to ask knowledgeable authors and historians to share the books they just...
The West Out East

The West Out East

by | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized

For all of you poor suckers not fortunate to live west of Independence, Missouri, or who find yourself in the crowded, humid East, fear not. You can find the West in them thar woods too. Head to Urbandale, Iowa, where the 500-acre outdoor Living History Farm museum...

What is hardtack?

by | Sep 4, 2012 | Inside History

  What is hardtack? Terry WeckesserTularosa, New Mexico Hardtack is a hard biscuit made from flour, water and a little grease. When cooked on both sides, it looks like a soda cracker. It wasn’t that hard and didn’t taste that bad when it left the factory, but by the...