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...
Hell’s In Session
December 17, 1881 Cowboy James Talbot gets word that his Texas pards are in a jam—again. Hitching a ride on a passing wagon, he and former Deputy Marshal Dan Jones, a.k.a. Red Bill, make their way to the heart of the trouble. Driver Newt Miller reins up the wagon at...
Where the Buffalo Roam
A buffalo by any other name would still … not get the ink of Bill Cody. C.J. Jones knew that firsthand. He was a hunter and scout; he even rode with Cody after the Civil War. And both men took on the handle “Buffalo” for their shooting skills. Bill went on to a...
True West March/April 2025
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