Landscapes, Legends, and Lore. The Rest is History in Southwest Montana. Sponsored by Southwest Montana
LANDSCAPES, LEGENDS AND LORE. THE REST IS HISTORY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA. Visit the website at SouthwestMT.com A visit to Southwest Montana is more than just a trip—it’s a chance to explore the state’s robust history and vibrant landscape. Here are five things you...
George Turnbull Cline In a family that produced some of the best cowboys that ever sat a saddle, one man achieved legendary status...
They used to say if you could hold a job cowboying in the Tonto Basin you could cowboy anywhere in the West. In 1874, the Christian Christopher Cline family drove four hundred head of Mexican cattle into the lower Tonto Basin of Arizona. Predators and Apaches put them...
Gunfighting Gals and Death Chairs
Who were the Anasazi? Duff Hale Midlothian, Texas The Anasazi were among the prehistoric peoples who lived in The Four Corners area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. They probably evolved from the Desert Culture in about 200 B.C. They began to practice...
Across the Old Southwest
Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett and Wild Bill Hickok were tough lawmen of the West. But no outlaw ever wanted Bass Reeves on his trail. “Outlaws tried to avoid him at all cost if they could,” Art T. Burton tells me. “Once given the warrant for arrest, if you tried to hide,...
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
