Shooting Back
Canadian vs. Montana Peak I have just been re-reading True West’s November 2021 issue and discovered an error in the caption of the photos of the Royal North West Mounted Police on page 26. It states that the RNWMP in the photo are wearing knife-edge Stetsons with a...
Posse Comitatus
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which limits the power of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. So the Army was handcuffed when it came to doing anything about the Curly Bill and the...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2022
Where History Happens Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns. Since the Manifest Destiny doctrine was expressed in the mid-19th century, Americans have searched the West for places that feed their souls and frame their world. It’s ongoing. ...
Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs
Was there racial separation in the Old West? Could a Black cowboy go into a Tombstone saloon? Jeffery S. King Washington, DC It’s difficult, if not impossible, to provide a simple answer. The West is the largest region in the United States, and the period known as...
True West March/April 2025
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
