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...
Best of the West 2023: Firearms
1873 – Year of the Gun 2023 is a special year for several iconic Old West guns, as well as True West magazine, and Firearms Editor Phil Spangenberger. The year 1873 could easily be called “The Year of the Gun,” since 150 years ago this year saw the...
The Power of Pictures
The very best historical photographs from our treasured vaults define our idea of the West. In honor of our 70th year, the editors of True West have invited our contributors to offer their choices for the most emblematic photographs taken in the West. The portfolio...
Adelita
There’s a beautiful song that came out of the 1910 Mexican Revolution called “Adelita.” Was there such a woman? La Adelita is one of the most famous folk songs “corridos” to come out of the 1910 Revolution. I’ve heard many versions of the story and I’ll share the one...
True West January/February 2025
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