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...
Ford Set the Bar High
The Buffalo Soldier and his crucial role in the post-Civil War West went unacknowledged for so long in history annals that his story was rarely told on film. Just shy of a century, from the 1866 formation of the black cavalry units, John Ford made the first and...
Targeting Equality
One hundred and 50 years ago, radical Republicans led the charge to create opportunities for blacks when, for the first time, they opened the ranks of the regular U.S. Army, which, prior to 1866, had been the exclusive domain of whites. Acting on a variety of...
True West March/April 2025
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