The Real Story Behind the Gun that Killed Billy the Kid They say history is written by the victors, but sometimes it’s pawned,...
The $6 Million Shot
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Buckeye’s Dream
A fitting wake for Billy the Kid Buckeye Blake Bounces Back He was angry and depressed when the town council in Fort Sumner turned him down for his...
My 15th Annual Tucson Festival of Books Recap
The Great Reset Is Upon Us! I enjoyed talking to this young man about history at the Tucson Festival of Books last weekend. The Eagle Has Landed He...
Amber And The Pursuit of Dust to Dust
Amber And The Pursuit of Dust to Dust March 19, 2025 As you may know I carry a sketchbook with me everywhere I go and often sketch random...
“Brazen Bill” Shot to Blazes
“BRAZEN BILL” BRAZELTON VS A TUCSON POSSE Alone highwayman, masked in muslin, robs a stage en route from Tucson to Florence, Arizona, carrying three...
Wild & Free
The One and Only Jana Bommersbach 1945-2024 A whirlwind of ink and drama, Jana Bommersbach never blinked in the pursuit of a great story. Ever. She...
Walk Where They Walked
In this issue of True West we are launching a new history campaign—actually more of a crusade—to Walk Where They Walked. We are going to encourage...
A Sad Farewell to Jana Bommersbach
Our wonderful historian, columnist, and friend, Jana Bommersbach, who wrote our Old West Saviors column has died at age 78 after battling a long...
Thanks to Al Harper Billy the Kid Has His Day at Old Tucson
Last weekend we had a great celebration at Old Tucson when we presented our True Westerner Award to Al Harper in the Grand Hotel Saloon. Not only...
Original Billy the Kid Artwork: On Sale for the First Time Ever November 26th at 10:00 AM (Central Standard Time) Bob Boze Bell's Billy the Kid Artwork is available to buy for the first time ever.
For more than half a century, Bob Boze Bell has been infatuated with the life and times of Billy The Kid. In his book, The Illustrated Life and...
Horseman, Pass By, Again
The long and circuitous road from the Hayloft Bar to Larry McMurtry’ s typewriter and back again. Back in my Honkytonk Days (and Nights!), I played...
Here’s to Hitting the Trail – Again!
Is it my imagination, or can we see some daylight on the horizon from here? Dare I say, some of us are even making plans for hitting the road...