True West - April 2022

In this issue

The True History Behind "1883"
Is the Swearing Authentic?

Fort Worth & Hell's Half-Acre

Wagons Ho!
Making it Real from "The Big Trail" to "1883"

Trailing Them North
Texas to Montana on the Western Trail

Plus:
The Oatman Massacre

Our 20th Annual Heritage Travel Issue

Trailing Them North

Follow the Western Cattle Trail from Bandera, Texas, to Miles City, Montana.

5 mins

Mother of Exiles

Immigration to the West in 1883 transformed the country.

4 mins

Law and Order on the Overland Trails

Each traveler was a marching ordnance department.

3 mins

The End of an Era

Texans drove their last great herds north in the 1880s.

3 mins

Christopher Mitchum

The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career.

4 mins

Leavenworth, Kansas

The First City of the Sunflower State celebrates its Western heritage.

3 mins

An Arizona Adventure

The Earp brothers' trail from Prescott to Tombstone is a treasure trove of historic sites.

7 mins

On the True Grit Trails

Travel across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Colorado and discover the real and imagined locations of the iconic novel and 1969 film's locations.

6 mins

Dreaming Nevada

Adventures await across the Silver State for the visitor who loves small towns and history.

7 mins

Kansas's Santa Fe Trail

Traversing the Sunflower State from Leavenworth to Dodge City

6 mins

Texas's Quanah Parker Trail

Discover the life of the legendary Comanche following the arrows in the Lone Star State.

10+ mins

Wyoming's Colorful Characters

Hit the road where the famous roamed across the Cowboy State.

8 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.