Month of Atonement
This must be the month of atonement because culpability for ancient and unaddressed sins is the overriding theme of the summer, on TV and in the movies. It’s no stretch to imagine that the creators of these works mean them to reflect on our current activities as a...
Tombstone’s Flying Monster
One of the West’s most fascinating cold cases involves a flying monster, a dying town and a disappearing photograph. For decades, people have been trying to solve the mystery of the “Thunderbird photograph.” True West doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, but we...
The Man Who Saved the West
We have the late actor Errol Flynn to thank for preserving important pieces of Western history. We have George Armstrong Custer to thank, too—yes, that Custer. Because both men—the legendary Army general massacred at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the actor who...
Cowboy Mounted Shooting
During the past 13 years, an exciting new form of cowboy action shooting has grown under the guidance of the originating organization, the CMSA. This colorful Wild West competition attracts participants from both the world of firearms and the equestrian lifestyle....
True West March/April 2025
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