Tombstone’s Treasure: Silver Mines and Golden Saloons
Everyone knows about the gunfight behind the O.K. Corral, but what was Tombstone really like? Hollywood got it wrong, and True West’s executive editor Bob Boze Bell touts this truer version as “a beacon in the darkest night.” When founder Ed Schieffelin scouted...
Zebulon Pike’s Wandering Explorations
I guess you could say Zebulon Pike made a grand circle tour in 1806-07, although that wasn’t his intention when he set out on a reconnaissance of the Louisiana Purchase in July 1806. The explorer organized his crew of 19 enlisted men, including interpreter Antoine...
Zebulon Pike’s Wandering Explorations
I guess you could say Zebulon Pike made a grand circle tour in 1806-07, although that wasn’t his intention when he set out on a reconnaissance of the Louisiana Purchase in July 1806. The explorer organized his crew of 19 enlisted men, including interpreter Antoine...
All the World’s a Stage on the Overland Trail
Then the rattling of the coach, the clatter of our six horses’ hoofs, and the driver’s crisp commands, awoke to a louder and stronger emphasis; and we went sweeping down on the station at our smartest speed.” What better way to travel a Renegade Road than with Mark...
True West January/February 2025
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