The Johnson County War: The Grandaddy of the Old West’s Range Wars
On April 9th, 1892 in Johnson County, Wyoming a column of hard-looking men rode up to within a short distance of the small ranch headquarters just south of the Middle Fork of the Powder River just before dawn. The icy snow blowing in from the north was blinding. They...
John Wesley Hardin: The Deadliest of ‘Em All
The greatest of all the storied Texas gunmen, John Wesley Hardin, has been called the “deadliest killer of ‘em all.” It’s claimed he gunned down twenty to forty men, “not counting Mexicans, Negroes and Indians.” Hardin was born in Bonham,...
John Slaughter and the San Bernardino Ranch
After the death of his beloved wife Eliza from small pox, John Slaughter ex-Confederate soldier and ex-Texas Ranger, now ranching in Cochise County, believed he’d never marry again. But while driving a herd of cattle from Texas to Arizona cupid struck again. This time...
The Youngers of Missouri: Part Two
In June 1862, while returning home from a business trip to Kansas City, Col. Henry Washington Younger was ambushed and murdered. He was carrying a considerable amount of money and since no money was taken there was some other motive, perhaps politics. He was buried in...
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
