by TW Editors | May 1, 2025 | Features & Gunfights
The Wild Frontier Trail: A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History There’s a wildness to Wyoming that never quite disappeared. The ghosts of outlaws, lawmen and restless cowboys still linger in the wind sweeping across the open plains. This is a land where Butch...
by TW Editors | May 1, 2025 | Features & Gunfights
Blazing the Oregon Trail: A Journey Through the Past The trail was long, the dangers many, and yet, they came—thousands of souls seeking a new life. From the plains of Missouri to the Pacific’s crashing waves, the Oregon Trail was more than a route—it was the backbone...
by Will Bagley and Ron Walker | May 1, 2025 | Classic True West
Columnist Will Bagley and Brigham Young University Professor Ron Walker present opposing viewpoints to the Mountain Meadows Massacre In September 11, 1857, 120 men, women and children—pioneers from Arkansas headed for California—were massacred after...
by Paul Andrew Hutton | May 1, 2025 | Features & Gunfights
The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows “The scene of the massacre, even at this late date, was horrible to look upon. Women’s hair, in detached locks and in masses, hung to the sage bushes… Parts of little children’s dresses and of female costume dangled from...
by True West | Apr 16, 2025 | True West Blog
Visit Southeast Montana Southeast Montana: There’s Nowhere Better for History Larger than Life Southeast Montana is a land shaped by epic stories and enduring traditions. Whether you’re exploring its vast landscapes or stepping into towns that celebrate their...