by Jana Bommersbach | Jan 1, 2008 | True Westerners
Brent Demmitt grew up with Dalton Days in his hometown of Meade, Kansas, and remembers “it was everything to me—it was always a big deal, especially to a kid like me who wanted to be a cowboy.” Some 45 miles from Dodge City, Meade was home to Brent’s heroes: the...
by Henry Cabot Beck | Jan 1, 2008 | Western Movies
“No matter how a man alone ain’t got no bloody f****** chance.” —Harry Morgan, To Have and Have Not (1937) No Country for Old Men is really two movies, especially for audiences who believe they may be coming to see a Coen Brothers picture along the lines of...
by twadmin | Jan 1, 2008 | Art, Guns and Culture
Here are the winners of our “2008 Best of the West.” Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Bootmaker Dave Little Ask today’s top bootmakers to name their favorite in the business, and you’ll hear “Dave Little.” This year, Little became...
by Darley Newman | Dec 1, 2007 | Travel & Preservation
I take a deep breath and stare at the glacier-capped Wind River Mountains. My quarter horse Hank has probably seen this view a hundred times, but he stands quietly while I take it all in. I’m riding out amongst the low sagebrush and honey colored grass at the T Cross...
by Jason Strykowski | Oct 2, 2007 | Art, Guns and Culture
The first place to look for Western art has always been St. Petersburg, Florida. Falling to the ground with so many palm fronds and coconuts are the seeds of new trends in the genre. Not convinced? Neither were we. But the American West as pop culture has spread...