Cowboys & Millionaires
The Rough Riders were already the most famous outfit in the U.S. Army, but when the first contingents arrived at the “International” fairgrounds in San Antonio, Texas, in May 1898, the regiment’s headquarters and camp, they found they had no uniforms, no weapons, no...
A Hero’s Tale
A century ago, the modern weaponry carried by the European armed forces of World War I killed thousands of young men on a daily basis. The carnage of trench warfare had never been seen on such a large scale in the history of war. In the United States, former president...
That’s Got to Hurt!
The only physical remnant of one of the West’s more unusual survival stories is an all-too-graphic reminder of the pain and suffering that frontier period warfare inflicted. The small metal arrowhead, catalogued as Specimen 5641 “Arrowhead of Apache Indians,” is...
Traveling the Chisholm Trail
Texas. Just the name alone evokes imagery of a wild and untamed bygone era when anything was possible. I am biased when I speak on the subject of Texas. It is my home and I am a proud Texan, through and through. There is nothing I love more than driving the dusty...
True West March/April 2025
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