Best Biography: The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels by Sandra E. Bonura (University of Nebraska Press) Best Contemporary...
2025 WWA Spur Awards
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Rough Drafts
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Western art and artists are major topics for publishers each year, and 2018 is a stellar year, as reflected in a selection of my favorites and...
Rough Drafts
I have been interested in Western American history for as long as I can remember. My first introduction to the Old West started on tour of the ghost...
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Summer vacations are a great time to catch up on reading, so why not pack a few good Western novels and Old West histories and biographies to enjoy...
Books: Rough Drafts
Springtime is awards season for books, television and film, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum of Oklahoma City recently...
Rough Drafts 11/12
We’re approaching the end of a landmark year in Western book publishing, and the beginning of another. With so many great projects out there for us...