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She Taught the Kid a Lesson

She Taught the Kid a Lesson

by | May 1, 2006 | Features & Gunfights

So little information exists about the childhood and youth of Billy the Kid that many of us, happening upon the merest morsel, swallow it eagerly and entire. So for the best part of 50 years, El Paso journalist Bill McGaw’s account of Billy’s schooldays has been...
The Searchers at 50

The Searchers at 50

by | Apr 1, 2006 | Western Movies

The Searchers is a surprisingly complex film, even by today’s standards. A film widely considered to be the greatest Western ever made turns 50 this year. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect not just on the film’s legacy, but also on what it tells us...
Colorado’s Pioneer Cemeteries

Colorado’s Pioneer Cemeteries

by | Apr 1, 2006 | Features & Gunfights

A bustling sensation of the Westward Movement rumbled from the Plains to the very Rocky Mountains that held a man’s dream.  The original gold strike at the base of this majestic mountain range not only yielded uncountable wealth to many, it would save the nation from...
Voice for Freedom

Voice for Freedom

by | Mar 1, 2006 | True Westerners

She was one of the guiding lights of Arizona literature, the territory’s first female office holder and she helped cinch Arizona’s statehood. But today, most know her only because of the historical museum in Prescott, Arizona, that bears her name. Sharlot Hall was a...
Train Towns

Train Towns

by | Mar 1, 2006 | Travel & Preservation

Many towns throughout the West owe their existence to railroads. Not many still celebrate their rail heritage. But 10 noteworthy trains are still running full steam ahead—thanks to these great towns who champion the choo-choo way of life. Two of these towns, though,...