The Reel, not Real, Jesse James in Film
The best Jesse James movie is 2000’s Ride with the Devil, which isn’t about Jesse James. That’s okay because the best George Custer movie is Fort Apache, which isn’t about the Boy General. If you want to get down to real Jesse movies, the sad state of affairs is that...What can you tell me about hat cords in the frontier military?
What can you tell me about hat cords in the frontier military? Richard T. Hernandez Fontana, California Hat cords were yellow for cavalry, red for artillery and silver or light blue for infantry. They were mostly worn as formal wear for dances, parties and parades....
On Location!
Harry Goulding sure didn’t come across as a Hollywood Western hero. But he was. Harry got there by a meandering route, though. In the 1920s, he and his wife set up a trading post in southern Utah, just north of the Arizona border. There were no paved roads through the...
The Reel, not Real, Jesse James in Film
The best Jesse James movie is 2000’s Ride with the Devil, which isn’t about Jesse James. That’s okay because the best George Custer movie is Fort Apache, which isn’t about the Boy General. If you want to get down to real Jesse movies, the sad state of affairs is that...
True West January/February 2025
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