Opening Shots in Arizona’s Pleasant Valley War
The Pleasant Valley War had its beginnings around 1880 when a man named Jim Stinson moved a large herd of cattle into Pleasant Valley. The remote valley was nestled beneath the Mogollon Rim, seventy-five miles northeast of Globe and a three-day trip by wagon. The...
Where Cowboy Hats Rule!
“Howdy, Tex!” True West’s Bob Boze Bell has traveled the world wearing his signature cowboy hat. From France to Thailand, Bob has sported his Triple-B crease with pencil-curl-brimmed custom hat. Soon after he returned from one of his adventures in Paris, France, he...
Highways to History
From the earliest days of conquistadors, explorers, fur trappers and pioneer settlers, the vast grandeur of the American West—and its equally bountiful and unforgiving geography—has inspired travelers to write about it. Like oceangoing adventurers, the earliest...
Arizona’s Battle of Bull Run
When war broke out with Mexico in 1846 the prize the United States hoped to gain was California. To accomplish the mission the Army of the West was dispatched from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to capture Santa Fe then advance across the wilderness that would one day...
True West January/February 2025
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