All the World’s a Stage on the Overland Trail
Then the rattling of the coach, the clatter of our six horses’ hoofs, and the driver’s crisp commands, awoke to a louder and stronger emphasis; and we went sweeping down on the station at our smartest speed.” What better way to travel a Renegade Road than with Mark...
Liquor, Cards and Guns
Saloons, with their gambling tables and faro layouts, lined the streets of Old West frontier towns. The predominantly male population had few entertainment choices in the booming gold and silver camps, and the towns at the end of the cattle trails and railroads. They...
Help Us Save Old Cowtown and Old Trail Town!
If the politicians have their way, two wonderful living history museums in the country could close very soon. As we go to press, I have received word that two of the West’s best “towns” are in danger of being destroyed: Old Trail Town in Cody, Wyoming, and Old Cowtown...
Books to Film
The Great Train Robbery (1903) started it all. Not only was it the first narrative film ever made, but it was a Western and one based on an 1896 story by Scott Marble. The roughly 10-minute action picture was so well-received by audiences that the movie established...
True West January/February 2025
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