Best Reads (And They Aren’t All Westerns)
“Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers,” said Steven Spielberg, the man who first revealed his instinct for a good story with 1971’s Duel. So who better to tell our readers the best reads ever than writers who have made their own transition...
Mining Vs. Ranching
They call it “the richest hell on earth.” Excuse me … hill, not hell. I’m on that scenic and historic stretch of Interstate 90 in Montana’s “Gold West” Country, showing my bias against “mining” and for “ranching.” But I’ve been asked to stop in at Butte and give...
Mining Vs. Ranching
They call it “the richest hell on earth.” Excuse me … hill, not hell. I’m on that scenic and historic stretch of Interstate 90 in Montana’s “Gold West” Country, showing my bias against “mining” and for “ranching.” But I’ve been asked to stop in at Butte and give...
Month of Atonement
This must be the month of atonement because culpability for ancient and unaddressed sins is the overriding theme of the summer, on TV and in the movies. It’s no stretch to imagine that the creators of these works mean them to reflect on our current activities as a...
True West September/October 2025
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