Little Bighorn’s Forgotten Hero

Little Bighorn’s Forgotten Hero

In 2019 I turned 90. As a Custer aficionado since the age of 12, I was prompted to reflect on my connection with Custer and the Custer Battlefield, now termed the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On (1942)...
Last Man Standing on Reno Hill

Last Man Standing on Reno Hill

Raining Bullets Private Charlie Windolph of H Company hunkers down as a hail of arcing bullets rains in on Reno’s command. Private Julien Jones is hit in the heart and dies instantly while Windolph has his rifle butt stock split in half by a bullet. June 26, 1876...
The Best of the West: Heritage Travel

The Best of the West: Heritage Travel

Highways to History For well over six decades the editors of True West magazine have been encouraging its readers to hit the road and travel the blue highways and back roads of the Western United States to discover firsthand where history happened. Since those first...
The Best of the West: Western Movies

The Best of the West: Western Movies

Westerns are Everywhere— Except in Theaters There’s been a quiet explosion of Western film releases in 2019—from indies to international productions. The irony is that when it comes to watching Westerns, the bigger the screen, the better, but while it’s been a big...