by Sherry Monahan and The Editors of True West | Dec 8, 2022 | Art, Guns and Culture
An Accidental Planting The origin of Washington’s famous apple orchards is a delicious surprise. According to various newspaper accounts, the first apple tree planted in the state of Washington was at Fort Vancouver, which was built for the fur trappers...
by TW Editors | Dec 8, 2022 | Features & Gunfights
The very best historical photographs from our treasured vaults define our idea of the West. In honor of our 70th year, the editors of True West have invited our contributors to offer their choices for the most emblematic photographs taken in the West. The portfolio...
by | Dec 5, 2022 | True West Blog
Were there any women peace officers in the Old West? Holly Dew (Ahwatukee, AZ) I haven’t run across any from the Old West and I believe if there was one, she would have been heralded in print by now. An article “Frontier Women at Arms” in the July 2005 issue...
by True West Editors and Stuart Rosebrook | Oct 30, 2022 | Features & Gunfights
Across the West, cemeteries, monuments and memorials provide a poignant reminder of the West’s historic past. Across the United States and around the world, a popular activity for centuries has been touring historic cemeteries, columbaria, monuments and...
by Stuart Rosebrook | Oct 30, 2022 | Western Books, Western Books & Movies
A rollicking chronicle of the West, plus a new Arizona Rangers history, new bios of Hopi potter Nampeyo and Apache Chiquito, and a new classic Western from Mark C. Jackson. Nearly 150 years ago, America was a nation in total flux. President Ulysses S....