Tracking Roosevelt’s River Pirates
Theodore Roosevelt stood fuming at his Elkhorn Ranch on the west bank of the Little Missouri River in the Badlands of Dakota Territory. Thieves had stolen the rowboat he used to cross the river to check on his pastured horses and hunt wild game. Roosevelt raced to...
Skirts and Spurs
Cowgirls have often forged friendships at ranches across the American West. Whether they were part of a multi-generational ranching family or 1920s rodeo competitors, the women always looked forward to their gatherings. Now that everyday folks can experience the ranch...
Woolies & Chinks
For all its gritty Old West authenticity, the Coen brothers’ 2010 movie version of Charles Portis’s book True Grit includes some near misses, time wise. Mattie Ross’s “Boss of the Plains” Stetson may not have quite made it to western Arkansas by the mid-to-late-1870s,...
The Legacy of C.B. Irwin and the Y-6 Ranch
Even though the dollar is not what it used to be, a few bargains can still be had. For example, a paltry $16 million will purchase a breathtaking spread—nearly 25,000 acres—found less than an hour northeast of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The realtor assures me it’s still on...
True West March/April 2025
In This Issue:
Western Books & Movies
More In This Issue
- Truth Be Known
- What Has Taught Me: Deb Goodrich
- Earp, Cowboy Songs & Prairie Hygiene
- Trails of the Old West
- The Frontier Characters of South Dakota
- The Bowie Knife
- The Kindled Flame 1835
- King of the Scatterguns
- Selling the Mythic West and the Real West
- A Gut Punch Turns into a Miracle Reprieve
- The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
- Frontier Colossus
