by Phil Spangenberger | May 5, 2023 | Art, Guns and Culture, Shooting from the Hip
Rugged and accurate, this six-shooter was a mainstay of the Civil War and the American Frontier during the cap-and-ball era. What today’s firearms enthusiasts call the “1858 Remington,” is actually the “New Model Army,” due to the name given it by the Navy Arms Co....
by True West | May 1, 2023 | True West Blog
History and adventure go hand in hand out here. The epic stories of Southeast Montana have been passed down through time, as captivating and dynamic as the striking landscape itself. Discover the history of this region by experiencing all its wonder in the present....
by | Apr 10, 2023 | True West Blog
I’ll never forget sitting next to my mother at my father’s funeral. Dad was a carefree cowboy when he met my mother, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl living on a farm south of Tempe. Times were tough during those Depression years and when I was about six he sold the cows...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | True West Blog
For many of the guerilla fighters, the Civil War didn’t end at Appomattox. Some, like the James and Younger brothers used the skills learned in the war to continue their war against the hated Yankees. They felt justified in their actions because harsh...
by Candy Moulton | Mar 30, 2023 | Renegade Roads, Travel & Preservation
A journey on the historic route goes through the heart of traditional Lakota and Cheyenne hunting areas. Long before John Jacobs and John Bozeman rode across what is now Wyoming’s Powder River Basin toward Fort Laramie in 1863—finding a route that brought gold...