Arena Brands
Some of the biggest names in Western Wear, including companies that were once archrivals, are tied to Arena Brands of Garland, Texas. One would be hard put to find another such company so dedicated to preserving the cowboy fashions of yesteryear. When John B. Stetson...
John Wayne and the Peacemaker
On film, John Wayne often portrayed the Westerner of popular legend—tall in the saddle, silent, a man whose word was his bond, perhaps sometimes bullheaded, but always strong and never petty. For nearly a half century, in more than 150 films—many of them Westerns—the...
Island of Rotting Horses, 1868
You probably remember the story of Lt. John Dunbar. During the Civil War, he goes crazy—and somehow rallies Union troops to a victory. Army commanders reward him by sending him to the post of his choice—one on the Western frontier that turns out to be abandoned. He...
Custer, Cowboys and the Man in Black
Johnny Cash is playing on the ol’ stereo. Okay, so that’s not news—his music is practically always playing on the stereo. But this is appropriate because I’m listening to Cash’s 1964 masterpiece, Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. Crank it up. Now I will...
True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows
Western Books & Movies
