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Death by Association Charles Cooper shouldn’t have seen a gunfight.
For Charles Cooper, being a friend of Chunk Colbert didn’t turn out well. The two were eating with Clay Allison at Cima…
Falsely Accused The Clanton boys got a bad rap for a holdup.
It was 1885, and Cow-boys Ike and Phin Clanton were living in Apache County, AZ, raising cattle and goats. On December …
A Thirst for Destruction Carrie Nation brought her beliefs and hatchet to America’s saloons.
Carrie Amelia Moore, born in Kentucky on November 25, 1846, grew into a crusader who chopped her way to legend as Carrie…
Our Gang The genesis of the True West Class of 2018.
Meet the staff behind True West Magazine! (Pictured above) Lynda A. Sánchez, Age 6, 1951 Lynda is shown working with her…
65 Years & Counting! Our True West family’s satisfying, and frustrating, quest to seek the truth.
I have dedicated a good part of my life to seeking the truth about all the Old West characters, places and incidents cov…
Wyatt: The Early Years Wyatt Earp was not considered a legendary gunfighter during his lifetime.
Wyatt Earp was not considered a legendary gunfighter during his lifetime. Others of his ilk such as Wild Bill Hickock, B…
For the Love of the Book Tucson Festival of Books kicks off a cycle of national book fairs.
“Where Words and Imagination Come to Life” is the theme of the 10th annual Tucson Festival of Books, which will be…
Billy the Irish Was Henry McCarty, alias Billy the Kid, fluent in the Irish language?
An intriguing clue comes from Clark Hust, a cowboy who had worked as a boy for Pat Coghlan, an Irish immigrant rancher i…