Did Jesse James Jump?
Jesse James dug his spurs into his horse, pushing for speed while bullets flew past his head. For two weeks, Jesse had been running and hiding from the largest posses ever in American history—a group more than 1,000 strong. Now, part of that posse chased hot on his...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2009
10. WICHITA, KS When a town is known today as the “Air Capital of the World”—Wichita is the home of airplane manufacturers Boeing, Cessna, Raytheon and Bombardier Aerospace’s Learjet—you might think that it would have cast aside its heritage. Not so with this major...
True West’s Best of the West 2009 Winners
Here are the winners of our “2009 Best of the West.” Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Photographer of 2009 David Stoecklein David Stoecklein of Sun Valley, Idaho, has a strong understanding and respect for Western history, culture...
Kemo Sabe Unmasked
The history of the Texas Rangers is the history of Western movies. When Broncho Billy Anderson told director Edwin S. Porter that he could ride like a Texas Ranger, he won the role of a bandit in Porter’s 12-minute, 1903 silent film The Great Train Robbery. The truth...
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