Tour the West and discover the grandeur and breadth of artwork that defines the region.
1 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, SMITHSONIAN WASHINGTON, DC: “From Trail of Tears: A Story of Cherokee Removal” (through January) to “Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations” (through 2021), this museum continues to be diverse in themes and exhibits. NMAI.si.edu
2 TACOMA ART MUSEUM • TACOMA, WA: If you want a diverse look at Western art, consider “Immigrant Artists and the American West,” running through June 14, 2020; and “Native Portraiture: Power and Perception” and “Places to Call Home: Settlements in the West and Winter in the West,” all running through February 10, 2019. TacomaArtMuseum.org
3 SID RICHARDSON MUSEUM FORT WORTH, TX: “Frederic Remington: Altered States” and “Legacy,” which both close September 8, 2018, were eye-opening and educational, and you can’t beat this museum for its collection of the masters or its price—free. SidRichardsonMuseum.org
4 THE BRINTON MUSEUMBIGHORN, WY: Great location and scenery? Check. Located on an historic ranch? Check. Artwork by Karl Bodmer, James Audubon, Thomas Moran, Charles M. Russell and Frederic Remington? Check. No need to say more. TheBrintonMuseum.org
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FIREARMS COLT WALKER 47
THE LEGENDARY HANDGUN THAT REALLY WON THE WEST
HERITAGE TRAVE
THE AMERICAN WEST IN ALL ITS GLORY OUR ANNUAL FAVORITES LIST CELEBRATES DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
Wild Turkey, and Not the Drinkin' Kind
The actual bird was a favorite of pioneers.
THE PASSION PROJECTS OF THE MODERN WESTERN
A YEAR OF UNDERRATED EXCELLENCE
WESTERN BOOKS THEN AND NOW
THE STATE OF WESTERN HISTORY AND FICTION PUBLISHING IN 2024 IS ONE OF GRIT AND DETERMINATION.
SAMUEL WALKER VALIANT WARRIOR
While a prisoner at the castle of Perote, Walker was put to work raising a flagpole. At the bottom of the hole, Walker placed a Yankee dime, vowing to someday come back and retrieve it, at the same time exacting revenge on his Mexican captors. In the summer of 1847, when Walker's mounted riflemen returned and routed Santa Anna's guerillas, the young captain kept his promise and got his dime back.
THE BATTLE OF CENTRALIA
ON September 27, 1864, Bloody Bill Anderson and about 80 men took over the small railroad village of Centralia, looting stores and discovering a barrel of whiskey that they hauled out into the street. Wild enough when sober, they soon were roaring drunk.
THE MAN WHO SHOOTS THE WEST
Jay Dusard is a living American photographer who has made Arizona his home for over 60 years, seeing it first in 1960 on a visit, moving here for good in 1963.
A TRUE WESTERNER INDEED PHIL SPANGENBERGER 1940-2024
Spangenberger had Nevada trained to bow by the legendary horse trainer, Glenn Randall, who trained Roy Rogers' Trigger, Gene Autry's Champion, Rex Allen's Koko and the Ben Hur chariot horses, among other great equines.
Where Did the Loot Go? - This is one of those find the money stories. And it's one that has attracted treasure hunters for more than 150 years.
Whatever happened to the $97,000 from the Reno Gang's last heist? Up to a dozen members of the Reno Gang stopped a Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis train at a watering station in southern Indiana. The outlaws had prior intelligence about its main load: express car safes held about $97,000 in government bonds and notes. In the process of the job, one of the crew was killed and two others hurt. The gang made a clean getaway with the loot.
