Which Indian Tribes Tortured Their Prisoners? Nearly all the tribes tortured their captives to some degree...
Long before the Euro-Americans arrived Indian tribes were constantly at war with one another. Captives were often put to death. While being tortured, they were expected to show self-control, bragging of their prowess as a warrior, showing defiance and singing their...
First Peoples, Original View
Following in the footsteps of the early 19th-century artists, photographers began to travel the West and record the places and people they encountered. One group of Westerners that fascinated and attracted the image-makers were America’s Indigenous peoples, who...
Working Cowboys, Wyatt Earp and Big Nose Kate
Did all cowboys carry guns? Rendall Jones: Penperlleni, Pontypool, Monmouthshire Wales, United Kingdom Not all of them packed iron. A pistol could get in the way of roping and branding, so if a cowboy owned one, it would often be stowed in their “warsacks” or bags. A...
Western Art Museums of the Year
The 2019-2020 season for art museums showcasing the American West was cut short by a global pandemic, but that didn’t diminish the impact the best of the best had on lovers of Western art, Western history and Western museums. 1. The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY “The...
True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows
Western Books & Movies
