Branded!
By the early afternoon of June 25, 1876, Rain-in-the-Face had become a Hunkpapa band leader with more than 100 followers. The story of his having been taken prisoner and escaping the clutches of the 7th Cavalry and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, Phehín HánskA (Long...
Too Brave To Die
“We have marched a long way to meet the enemy and I do not intend to return without meeting them. I had rather die than retreat.” Thus did old frontiersman Zadock Woods cast the deciding vote sending his companions to slaughter. The situation was this: The Mexican...
Western Portraits, Unsung Heroes and Villains of the Silver Screen
Those of us who love Westerns recognize certain actors the moment they appear on the big or small screen. Several have become stars like Karl Malden, Bruce Boxleitner, Bo Hopkins and David and Robert Carradine. Many others are recognized merely by their faces,...
Living, Loving and Dying in the West
How did folks handle death in the Old West? Frank Perry Fresno, California Then and now, death always brings a lot of heartache, especially with family. In the Old West, families had to deal with it more frequently. Childhood mortality was high. It wasn’t uncommon for...
True West January/February 2025
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