On the Bison Trail
The great wild bison herds that once ranged from Canada to Texas had a significant impact on the people and landscape of the West. Their annual migrations churned the soil as they took advantage of natural grasslands. The native people of the region followed these...
The West Awaits!
The great Western American road trip is a bucket list item for travelers all over the world. During this worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, we know that travel is limited at best and nonexistent at worst. Although the nation awaits the lifting of travel restrictions and...
“Our Father, Who Art….”
What did people do in Dakota Territory in the late 19th century? In the part that would become North Dakota—windswept, treeless, flat-as-a-pancake, cold-as-hell—they built churches. Small, intimate, full-on-Sunday churches. The Lutherans mainly built with white...
Lazy B Ranch The 250 square-mile Lazy B was one of Arizona’s largest cattle ranches...
The post-Civil War years were boom times for cattle ranching in the West. Henry Clay “HC” Day, a New Englander from Vermont, decided to seek his fortune in the cattle business. He arrived in Wichita, Kansas in 1879 and bought a cow ranch. At the age of 35 he married...
True West January/February 2025
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