Did Remington Capture Clanton’s Last Breath?
At the age of 19, Frederic Remington had yet to find a purpose in life when he boarded a train west on August 10, 1881. By August 13, he was in Dakota Territory, switching from railway to stagecoach on his way to Montana. Hundreds of miles away, where Arizona, New...
Wave of Violence
Somewhere around 1890, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association decided to take deadly action against men they regarded as rustlers. Tom Waggoner was the first to bear the brunt of that decision. The big ranchers who made up the Association were determined to keep their...
Requiem of the Rustlers
Nick Ray stepped outside the cabin into the morning light, looking for Ben Jones and Billy Walker. Seeing no sign of his cabin mates, Ray turned to walk back. A shot rang out. Ray, wounded, dropped to the ground. As bullets whistled around Ray, Nate Champion rushed...
Grande Dames of the West
In May 1888, a host of well-dressed and polished guests crowded into the fashionable lobby of the Windsor Hotel in St. Helena, California, to catch a glimpse of actress Lillie Langtry. When the stunning thespian arrived on the scene, lodgers and staff rose to their...
True West January/February 2025
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