Handsome Vin Lockhart is a Denver businessman, who, as a child, was taken captive by the Oglala Sioux. Treated well by his captors, he grew up to...
Return of the Spirit Rider
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Book Reviews
The Story of Benjamin Tyler Henry and His Famed Repeating Rifle
The Henry rifle is a legendary firearm, and all lever action rifles are based on the repeater, yet little has been documented on the Henry. Through...
At Sword’s Point
This excellent book (with Part II to follow) continues Clark’s “Kingdom in the West” series. The volumes will surely become the definitive history...
Patterson: A Western Duo (Fiction)
These two tense tales show Paine’s mastery of the Western and its heroes—men who not only take on trouble but ride straight over it. In “Dead Men in...
Wolves at Our Door (Fiction)
For a quarter of a century, undeclared wars crackled along the Arizona-Sonora border where more than 175 ranchers and young Sonoran men have been...
Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers (Nonfiction)
What an intriguing book! Ed and Lon Maxwell rivaled the James boys in their career of horse stealing, robberies and killings, but none of it...
Black Women in Texas History (Nonfiction)
The social progress of Texan black women now surpasses that of black males and white females. In this unique anthology, regional historians...
Survival Along the Continental Divide (Nonfiction)
The author has spent a lifetime wandering the American West and Mexico. As one would imagine, he has seen and learned much in his travels. In this...
Bad Fruits of the Civilized Tree (Nonfiction)
In her book, Izumi Ishii demolishes the simplistic stereotype of the Indian (in her case, the Cherokee) as a congenital drunkard. True, abuse of...
Horses that Buck: The Story of Champion Bronc Rider Bill Smith (Nonfiction)
I swear, rodeo is more of a slice of Western Americana than apple pie, and this book packs it all in. “Cody” Bill Smith is rodeo personified....
The Legacy of the Mastodon (Nonfiction)
If you like reading about the Old West, this is about as old as you can get! Here we have figures such as giant sloths, dinosaurs and other such...
Unbridled Cowboy (Nonfiction)
When Bob Fussell edited his grandfather’s memoirs, he wondered if the stories were true. Consulting his cousin for suggestions, the response was...