by | Apr 10, 2023 | True West Blog
I’ll never forget sitting next to my mother at my father’s funeral. Dad was a carefree cowboy when he met my mother, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl living on a farm south of Tempe. Times were tough during those Depression years and when I was about six he sold the cows...
by Melody Groves | Mar 30, 2023 | Features & Gunfights
Historic saloons, hotels and ranches are ready to serve you up a slice of the Old West. If you’re like me, tendrils of the Old West wrap around your heart and tug. Everywhere you look, remnants of times past are still evident. Go ahead, put your elbow on a...
by Jana Bommersbach | Mar 30, 2023 | Classic True West, Features & Gunfights
Her $10 greenhorn mistake didn’t help. The first time Vera McGinnis entered the Big Top at Madison Square Garden in New York City, she looked like a giant Dresden doll. She was atop a black horse, wearing a gigantic hoopskirt that hung from her waist, its flounces...
by TW Editors | Mar 30, 2023 | Features & Gunfights
Set’em up and pass’em down! 216 authentic Old West Saloons and Bars you need to visit before they are gone. With swinging doors and wooden floors, ice cold beer and friendly cheer, the Old West saloon is as legendary as the Irish pub and Mexican cantina....
by | Mar 6, 2023 | True West Blog
Railroads were the nation’s bloodstream, hauling people, freight, ore, agricultural products, and cattle from supply points to the far reaches of America. They fueled America’s expansion and heralded the coming of the Industrial Revolution. The steam engine was...