Shootin’ Shot
More than any six-gun or rifle, the shotgun could easily be called the “gun that won the West!” Despite the acclaim given to the six-guns and rifles of the Old West, when it came to getting the job done, whether it was used to control a boisterous, hell-bent crowd,...
Putting the Western Back in the Country
Joni Harms can toss a 100-pound hay bale with almost the same ease she cradles her guitar. Her new hit CD might just as well be called “Let’s Put the NATURAL Back in the Country,” rather than “the Western,” as she sings. True cowgirl from hat to boot, she’s lived on a...
“Saddle Up!”
The American cowboy is not only a universal symbol of the American West, but he is also a symbol of the American spirit. His gear—hat, chaps, boots, spurs, saddle—are as much apart of his makeup as is his can-do attitude, a temperament that is embodied in the words...
Cowboys Who Rode Proudly
Sure, Midland, Texas, has been practically synonymous with oil in recent years, but we must not forget that even the Permian Basin was cattle country before the petroleum era. Thanks to the legacy of the late, great J. Evetts Haley, a Western historian of the caliber...
True West January/February 2025
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