The Son Rises on AMC
On April 8, a new series, The Son, will premiere on AMC. Starring Pierce Brosnan, the four-time James Bond who rode West in 2006’s Seraphim Falls, The Son chronicles the rise and fall of a family and its cattle and oil empires. Based on the critically acclaimed...
The Canoa Land Grant Ranch
The San Ignacio de la Canoa land grant is one of the oldest and most interesting in Arizona. The Canoa, located south of Tucson in the fertile Santa Cruz Valley with the picturesque Santa Rita Mountains on the east, was probably named for a hollowed out cottonwood...
The Empty Sleeve Gunfight
When Joseph W. Evans passed away suddenly on May 28, 1902, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona Territory lost one of its most successful businessmen and a distinguished citizen, reported the Arizona Republican newspaper, which printed a lengthy and glowing eulogy the day...
Hi Jolly and Camel Corps
One of the West’s most bizarre events took place along the Colorado River on a grey January morning in 1858. A camel caravan looking like something right out of the Arabian Nights was preparing to cross the muddy river. Riding wagon painted bright red like some circus...
True West January/February 2025
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