America’s First Cavalry Blade
In 1833, the U.S. Army formed its first official mounted regiments, the First and Second Dragoons. These soldiers rode to battle, then dismounted to fight, and their units were the beginning of the United States Cavalry. Until then the only mounted units available to...
The Suspect Savannah Strike
In March 2, 1867, a group of six riders came into the quiet town of Savannah, Missouri, about 15 miles north of St. Joseph. They tied up their horses outside Judge John McLain’s private bank and went inside. Pulling their guns, they demanded all the money, but the...
How Tombstone Got The Right Look
You can’t have an authentic set without authentic costumes. But even though Tombstone would begin filming more than two months before the start of Wyatt Earp, both productions were still competing for the same wardrobes…and Kevin Costner had already usurped all of...
Building Your Western Library with Orin Vaughn
Influenced by the radio and TV Western heroes of his youth—like the Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy and Gunsmoke’s Matt Dillon, author Orin (Bob) Vaughn has had a love for the authenticity and honesty of the Old West for as long as he could remember....
True West January/February 2025
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