The Last Battle of the Indian Wars
One of those post-Indian Wars gunfights, almost lost in history, occurred in northern Arizona on November 11th, 1899, long after the Indian Wars had ended. For several years the band of Navajo Chief B’ugoettin had been fighting an undeclared war with local...
History of the Toothbrush
When was the toothbrush invented? Tools to clean teeth have been around since prehistoric times. Folks used twigs, bones, feathers and even porcupine quills. The forerunner to the toothbrush was a “chew stick.” These were twigs with a frayed tip on one end that acted...
Best of the West 2023: Western Movies, DVDs & TV Shows
2022 was the Year of 1883 From Taylor Sheridan’s popular series to director Walter Hill’s latest film, the past year was one of the decade’s most creative for Westerns. When it comes to television, 1883 was so much more than the best...
Best of the West 2023: Western Preservation
You Can Never Take the Dakota Out of this Girl My Old West Savior columns keep me grounded. I’m a North Dakota girl who now lives in Arizona, but when it comes down to my favorite things—like the favorite “Old West Savior” columns I wrote last year—I...
True West March/April 2025
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