True West Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

Our Annual Guide to the Best Western Saloons, Hotels and Lodges

Last Call!
213 Historic Saloons You Must Visit Before They Are Gone

PLUS:
Don't Bet Against a Sporting Girl
How Soiled Doves Beat the Odds

Gentleman Bandit
The True Story of Black Bart
An Exclusive Excerpt from John Boessenecker

Cody, Wyoming
A True Western Town in Yellowstone Country

Barbarians at the Quartz Rock

A crowd celebrated the first shot poured on Prescott's Whiskey Row.

2 mins

A Proud Heritage Saved, Texas Style

Nobody's surprised it's so big and so bold.

2 mins

Don't Bet Against a Sporting

HOW SOILED DOVES TRIED TO BEAT THE ODDS AGAINST HYPOCRISY AND POLITICIANS

10+ mins

The Bandit Bard

HOW THE ENGLISH-BORN, CIVIL WAR VETERAN'S CAREER AS AMERICA'S MOST PROLIFIC POET-STAGECOACH ROBBER BEGAN ON THE BACKROADS OF CALIFORNIA'S GOLD COUNTRY

8 mins

VERA'S LIFE IN THE CIRCUS WAS A ZOO

HER $10 GREENHORN MISTAKE DIDN'T HELP.

4 mins

The Bozeman Trail

A journey on the historic route goes through the heart of traditional Lakota and Cheyenne hunting areas.

7 mins

Alchemists of the Vine

California's grape growers discovered a gold mine in distilling aged brandy.

3 mins

PACK YOUR BAGS, TIME TO GET WESTERN!

HISTORIC SALOONS, HOTELS AND RANCHES ARE READY TO SERVE YOU UP A SLICE OF THE OLD WEST.

10+ mins

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True West Magazine Description:

TRUE WEST captures the history of the American frontier through authentic and provocative literary nonfiction and heritage travel narratives that keep the spirit of the West alive.