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Royal Wade Kimes
Being an outlaw is no way to win a popularity contest.
Colt’s Last Wild West Six-Gun
The Old West may have been gone by the early 1900s, but the West was still a place where a man needed to be “well heeled.”
Oregon Trail Endangered
On the trail of the top 10 most endangered sites found along the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon...
Honky-Tonk Days In Arizona
Gone are the “bulls messing with the heifers” at Sarg’s Cow Town, Abel Hall, the Matador, Chester’s, Riverside Park Ballroom, JD’s and Mr. Lucky’s.
The Holy Grail for Sale
The Billy the Kid tintype is on the auction block, and it might just clear half a million...
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Dan The Man Pulls Cover Out of Rectum
May 25, 2012 Working this morning on several fronts. In the middle of a James Gang painting that I need to deliver to Iowa next...
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Desperados Waiting For A Train (To Stop!)
May 24, 2012 Working on finishing our train issue. I have a pet peeve about horseback riders attacking a train, as they invariably do in...
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The Director vs. The Dictator
May 23, 2012 One of the reasons I considered myself the director at the shoot on Monday is because I drew the storyboards for the...
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Living the Dream
The “Crazy” Dose
“One of the most prevalent superstitions was regarding the burial of partially d...
One Heap Good Gun
Best known as the “Yellowboy,” an affectionate moniker frontier Indians gave th...
10 for 10: Leadville, Colorado
1. Called the “Smithsonian of the Rockies,” the National Mining Hall of Fame and M...
Great Movie Hats
Movies both reflect cultural trends and influence them. The hats worn by cowboys...
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ADVENTURE
Range Creek Archaeology Trip Price, UT, June 16-17: Learn about the Frem...
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Keepers of the Seed
Keepers of
the Seed
A partnership allows the first Cornhuskers to save the ancien...
History
The Wyatt Earp Mystery Car
One photo has always intrigued me. It shows the legendary Wyatt Earp standing ne...
Black Bart’s Bad Day
T he Sonora-Milton stage rattles along, empty, save for the driver. Reason E. McC...
Travel
The Pathfinder’s Trail
Thousands of overland immigrants to Oregon and California from 1845 to 1849 foll...
Saddle Up for the Holidays
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you need to put away your riding boots.
Walking Little Big Horn
As the SUV rounds the curve, I can see the Associated Press bulletin flashing ...
Entertainment
Wyatt Earp Wannabes
More than 40 actors have portrayed Wyatt Earp, but few have even slightly resemb...
Jerks in Arizona History
Sam Lowe’s Jerks in Arizona History (Globe Pequot Press, $16.95) is even stranger ...
1959’s No Name on the Bullet
About 30 years ago, my younger sister Pam had to write an essay on a “hero” for ...
Looking Ahead 2012
MOVIES & TV
The Rifleman may be returning to the small screen with help from C...
Best of the West Awards
True West's Best of the West 2011 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2011 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
True West's Best of the West 2012 Winners
Here are the winners of our "2012 Best of the West." Sit back and see if your pi...
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