A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
Following the Footsteps of Legends: A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier The road ahead is rich with history, where every town holds the stories of those who came before. This is a land of iron rails and cattle trails, where frontier lawmen upheld justice,...
Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
Columnist Will Bagley and Brigham Young University Professor Ron Walker present opposing viewpoints to the Mountain Meadows Massacre In September 11, 1857, 120 men, women and children—pioneers from Arkansas headed for California—were massacred after...
The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
A Ute Elder Shares His Thoughts on the So-Called “Utah War.” A skilled Paiute hunter demonstrated his marksmanship in 1873. Although the Paiutes initially welcomed Mormon settlers in 1851, their arrival also resulted in numerous epidemics. Some bands of...
The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows “The scene of the massacre, even at this late date, was horrible to look upon. Women’s hair, in detached locks and in masses, hung to the sage bushes… Parts of little children’s dresses and of female costume dangled from...
True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows
Western Books & Movies
