A popular misconception among some Old West re-enactors and wardrobe experts is that everyone wore their gunbelts high o…
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One Proud Hostile A conversation with Wes Studi, fresh off his blockbuster portrayal of Chief Yellow Hawk and marking the 25th anniversary of his role as Geronimo.
Wes Studi, fresh from the success of Hostiles, appeared on the 2018 Oscars to present a movie montage highlighting milit…
The Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Billy the Kid Will the real Wayne Brazel please stand up?
On February 29, 1908, Jesse Wayne Brazel walked into the Doña Ana County sheriff’s office and announced, “Lock me up. . …
The Power of Redemption A wilderness shoot-out between gold miners and lawmen evolved into a tale of feud and conspiracies.
Jeff Power, like his ancestors, had clawed out a living in unforgiving terrain, continually forced to defend what little…
The Shadow Catcher Endures Why everyone loves/hates the Edward Curtis Indians.
Everyone loves the Edward Curtis Indians,” Sioux scholar Vine Deloria Jr. famously declared in the introduction for Chr…
Lost Photo of Crook’s Scout Discovered? An unseen stereoview by John Campbell Burge opens up the discussion.
John Campbell Burge is one of my favorite Territorial Arizona photographers. Though his work is less common than other e…
Where Cowboy Hats Rule! In the West’s most Western towns, cowboy hats—for men and women—still rule the day.
“Howdy, Tex!” True West’s Bob Boze Bell has traveled the world wearing his signature cowboy hat. From France to Thailan…
The Truth about Wild Bill Myths have shrouded the West’s deadliest gunfighter. It’s time to re-evaluate those legends.
Like most Old West icons, gunfighter “Wild Bill” Hickok is shrouded in myths. He likely started many of them. A teller o…
Custer and Hostages The different rules of conduct that worked—until the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
In December 1868, George Armstrong Custer peered down at a beautiful, freckle- faced white woman frozen in the snow. Cla…
Highways to History Ramble your way back in time on these ten historic Old West “bucket list” road trips.
From the earliest days of conquistadors, explorers, fur trappers and pioneer settlers, the vast grandeur of the American…