What’s in a Name?
Everyone knows that Billy the Kid went by several names—Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, William Bonney—but who was Phoebe Anne Mozee? Who was Josiah Horner? Who was Harry Longabaugh? Or J.D. Howard? Or Charles E. Boles? All are the real names of Western legends. Phoebe...
Cowboy Capital of the World
History can sometimes seem a mishmash of facts, folklore and half-forgotten fables, held together by little more than spit and baling wire. Take Bandera, located in the picturesque Hill Country deep in the heart of central Texas, just 40 miles northwest of San...
Townful of Santas
Minden bills itself as “Nebraska’s Christmas City,” stringing 15,000 lights throughout its town square to seal the deal. But to know why this town of just 3,000 deserves to wear the heart and spirit of Christmas, then the story of a giving and generous community...
Reading, Writing and Riding with Spur Award-Winner Rod Miller
Reading, writing and riding might be Rod Miller’s life mantra. A fourth-generation Utah native, the former college and PRCA cowboy grew up in Goshen. His father was a working cowboy and ranch manager, and Rod spent many hours on horseback helping to manage the...
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
