No Help for the Alamo
The whole story of the Alamo is of men willing to die but not to obey. The main battle of the Alamo was in defense of the outer walls. After the Mexicans scaled them, the fiercest fighting was at the long barracks. The final stand of the defenders was in the chapel,...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2025
The Heartbeat of America The small towns of the American West are where you will discover the people and places dedicated to preserving our Western heritage and way of life. I was raised in the suburbs of one of the nation’s most Western cities, Los Angeles, but I...
Best of the West 2025: Western Books
Then and Now The state of Western history and fiction publishing in 2024 is one of grit and determination. In 2013, I received a call from my friend Allen Barra who said there was an opportunity at True West: Western Books editor. I thanked him and called Executive...
Best of the West 2025: Firearms
The Legendary Handgun That Really Won the West To understand the significance of the Colt Walker 47, one must first pay homage to the Colt 1836 Patterson. U.S. War Department officials reportedly were favorably impressed with the 1836 Paterson. It was Colt’s first...
True West January/February 2025
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