Tragic Fight on the Devil’s Backbone
January 11, 1886 Captain Emmet Crawford is on the brink of victory. Yesterday, his punitive raiding party of three officers, one medic, one interpreter and 79 Apache scouts completely surprised and captured all the provisions and horses of Geronimo’s stronghold at a...
On the Hunt for Geronimo
Five thousand against 140! With Geronimo’s breakout from the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona on May 17, 1885, the U.S. Army conducted the most lopsided campaign in American history. Fully one-fourth of the entire army was either put on alert or ordered to the field....
The Henry Rifle
The legendary Model 1873 Winchester, has been called the favorite “Fighting rifle of the Old Civilian West.” The granddaddy of Model 1873 and all the models that followed was the Model 1860 Henry Rifle. The story of the Henry Rifle begins not with...
John P. Langellier
Without the 1950s’ ABC series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, I probably would have taken an entirely different career path, especially after our family relocated from the Midwest to Arizona. My more than 40-year career has allowed me to explore and be inspired by...
True West January/February 2025
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