Who is Rose of Cimarron?
Rose of Cimarron, mystery woman. Rose of Cimarron was first introduced to readers in 1915 in a little red paper-covered book titled Oklahoma Outlaws. The book was prepared by a newspaperman using information supplied by Bill Tilghman, a respected lawman in Oklahoma...
Down Mexico Way
At 4:20 a.m. on March 9, 1916, the United States was invaded for the first time since the British sacked Washington during the War of 1812. The invasion was caused by a grudge and a subsequent desire to avenge an imagined betrayal. The invader, Pancho Villa, was one...
Too Cool to be a Cowboy
Forget all the clichés about singin’ cowboys—some are just too hard to label, especially when they turn out to be a mix of Southern charm and true grit like Royal Wade Kimes. If you’re not hip to Kimes, then check out one of the fastest rising stars in the Country...
On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder
“As far as I could see, covered wagons stood one beyond another in a long, long line. Behind them and over them, high over half the sky, a yellow wave of dust was curling and coming. My mother said to me, ‘That’s your last sight of Dakota.’” Rose Wilder Lane recorded...
True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows
Western Books & Movies
