Outback Outlaw, Mystical Hero
Jandamarra aka “Pigeon” led one of the first rebellions of Australian Aboriginal people armed with firearms in Western Australia. The indigenous Bunuba tribe comes from Kimberley, in the northwest region of Australia. Jandamarra, a member of the tribe, was born around...
Out West and Down Under
Quigley Down Under challenged the status quo of Western filmmaking in 1990, and it continues to inspire three decades later. Thirty years ago, Dances with Wolves was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and was awarded 10 Oscars. The film’s star, Kevin Costner, earned...
Could the Rancher and the Farmer be Friends?
Many westerns movies base their story line on ranch wars or ranchers wanting to get rid of nesters squatting on their grazing lands. Did these kinds of affairs really happen? Jim McGrath, Springfield, MO Yes, they really did! Remember the Broadway Play and 1955 film...
Was Wyatt Earp Really a Deputy U.S. Marshal?
Wyatt Earp, who has become controversial since his fictionalization by television, did serve in both Dodge City and Tombstone as a legally appointed deputy marshal. True West presents the proof with these findings of a revealing probe into government records and the...
True West January/February 2025
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