State Historian of Texas Bill O’Neal’s latest book, John Chisum: Frontier Cattle King, explores the life and times of Ch…
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Rough Drafts The last quarter of every publishing year brings a plethora of new Western history books.
The last quarter of every publishing year brings a plethora of new Western history books into my mailbox. Here are some …
A Man of the West A new biography of Westerner Joe De Yong.
Historians, students, collectors and fans of Western American art will be in debt to William Reynolds for many decades a…
Rough Drafts Fans of some of the Old West’s greatest legends will enjoy the following recent novelizations of the thrilling lives of their favorite heroes (or villains) of yesteryear.
Like film and television producers and screenwriters, Western book publishers and authors love to mine the lore and live…
Life Lessons from Western Lawmen Review of Chris Enss' book Principles of Posse Management: Lessons from the Wild West.
Weaving together a fascinating series of Western manhunts, author Chris Enss in Principles of Posse Management: Lessons …
An Alamo Allegory Review of Thomas D. Clagett's book Line of Glory.
Line of Glory by Thomas D. Clagett (Five Star Publishing, $25.95) tells the story of the Alamo through the unique perspe…
Victorio Rides Again Review of Dr. Robert N. Watt’s book I Will Not Surrender the Hair of a Horse’s Tail: The Victorio Campaign 1879.
Chiricahua Apache leader Victorio was so determined to maintain the freedom of his people that he proclaimed that not on…
Western Showdown Review of Larry Richardson and Tom Richardson’s book The Treasure of Bittercreek.
The Treasure of Bittercreek is Larry Richardson and Tom Richardson’s third installment in their Montana lawmen C. J. Ma…
Cattle Queen of the West A new biography of Ann Bassett.
For the past few decades Western historians have worked diligently to uncover, research and write a more comprehensive h…
Building Your Western Library: Johnny D. Boggs Reading about riding with Jesse James & Co.
Seven-time Spur Award-winner Johnny D. Boggs has written volumes about Jesse James and “the boys,” including Northfield …