A Land of Anomalies and Tamales

A Land of Anomalies and Tamales

Arizonans like to call this place a land of anomalies and tamales because of the contrasts and contradictions that make the Grand Canyon State unique. For example, it’s not uncommon for the state to have the nation’s hottest and coldest temperatures on the...
Tombstone: A Reckoning

Tombstone: A Reckoning

Thirty years after the popular film’s release, it might be the most influential Western of all time.   In 1993, Walt Disney’s Hollywood Pictures green-lighted the biggest Western film the conservative motion picture company had ever produced. Unforeseen by...
Big Sky Dreaming

Big Sky Dreaming

Thomas Minckler’s masterpiece, plus a biography of Patton, a Western love story, a guide to guns and a grand collection of Western short stories. Every year I receive a handful of books that should be considered objects of art as much as they are books. Thomas E....