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FIREARMS COLT WALKER 47
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FIREARMS COLT WALKER 47

THE LEGENDARY HANDGUN THAT REALLY WON THE WEST

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January - February 2025
HERITAGE TRAVE
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HERITAGE TRAVE

THE AMERICAN WEST IN ALL ITS GLORY OUR ANNUAL FAVORITES LIST CELEBRATES DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

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10 mins  |
January - February 2025
Wild Turkey, and Not the Drinkin' Kind
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Wild Turkey, and Not the Drinkin' Kind

The actual bird was a favorite of pioneers.

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2 mins  |
January - February 2025
THE PASSION PROJECTS OF THE MODERN WESTERN
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THE PASSION PROJECTS OF THE MODERN WESTERN

A YEAR OF UNDERRATED EXCELLENCE

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7 mins  |
January - February 2025
WESTERN BOOKS THEN AND NOW
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WESTERN BOOKS THEN AND NOW

THE STATE OF WESTERN HISTORY AND FICTION PUBLISHING IN 2024 IS ONE OF GRIT AND DETERMINATION.

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January - February 2025
SAMUEL WALKER VALIANT WARRIOR
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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.

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9 mins  |
January - February 2025
THE BATTLE OF CENTRALIA
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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.

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January - February 2025
THE MAN WHO SHOOTS THE WEST
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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.

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January - February 2025
A TRUE WESTERNER INDEED PHIL SPANGENBERGER 1940-2024
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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.

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January - February 2025
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.
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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.

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July - August 2024
Hero of Horsepower -  Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
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Hero of Horsepower - Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.

Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.

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7 mins  |
July - August 2024
From the Basin to the Plains
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From the Basin to the Plains

Discover Wyoming on a road trip to Cody, Casper and Cheyenne.

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4 mins  |
July - August 2024
COLLECTING AMERICAN OUTLAWS
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COLLECTING AMERICAN OUTLAWS

Wilbur Zink has preserved the Younger Gang's history in more ways than one.

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3 mins  |
July - August 2024
Spencer's West
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Spencer's West

After the Civil War, savvy frontiersmen chose the Spencer repeating carbine.

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4 mins  |
July - August 2024
Firearms With a Storied Past
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Firearms With a Storied Past

Rock Island gavels off high profits from historic firearms.

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2 mins  |
July - August 2024
She Means Business!
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She Means Business!

An energetic and ambitious woman has come to Lincoln, New Mexico, to restore the town's legendary Ellis Store.

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2 mins  |
July - August 2024
Ride that Train!
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Ride that Train!

HERITAGE RAILROADS KEEP THE OLD WEST ALIVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

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5 mins  |
July - August 2024
Saddle Up with a Western
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Saddle Up with a Western

Old West fiction and nonfiction are the perfect genres to fill your summer reading list.

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7 mins  |
July - August 2024
RENEGADES OF THE RAILS
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RENEGADES OF THE RAILS

RAILROADS WERE OPEN SEASON FOR OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN TERRITORY OUTLAW GANGS.

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July - August 2024
CATCHING A KILLER
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CATCHING A KILLER

HOW BILL TILGHMAN'S HUNT FOR OUTLAW BILL DOOLIN MADE THE OKLAHOMA LAWMAN A LEGEND.

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5 mins  |
July - August 2024
DOC HOLLIDAY BEFORE HE WENT TO TOMBSTONE
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DOC HOLLIDAY BEFORE HE WENT TO TOMBSTONE

NEW EVIDENCE OF HIS LIFE IN PRESCOTT REVEALS THE GAMBLER WAS ON THE MOVE BACK AND FORTH TO NEW MEXICO BEFORE JOINING THE EARPS IN COCHISE COUNTY.

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July - August 2024
WESTERN ART MUSEUMS OF THE YEAR
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WESTERN ART MUSEUMS OF THE YEAR

Visionary museums from coast to coast showcase the West's best artists and artwork.

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September 2023
DISCOVER THE WEST
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DISCOVER THE WEST

Museums from coast to coast celebrate our Western heritage for all generations.

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5 mins  |
September 2023
Amber Waves of Grain and Flowers
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Amber Waves of Grain and Flowers

Kansas is still the breadbasket of America.

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3 mins  |
September 2023
In Search of Hugh Glass
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In Search of Hugh Glass

Travel the Rocky Mountain West to discover the truth about the legendary mountain man.

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5 mins  |
September 2023
SPUR TALK
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SPUR TALK

The day Bill McDonald rode over the hill leading the Appaloosa, Slim and I were repairing the corrals. Slim was running Pete Coleman's little ranch about three miles south of Cow Springs, New Mexico. I was just a snotty-nosed, freckle-faced kid at the time.

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7 mins  |
September 2023
THE LEGENDARY FOUR SIXES
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THE LEGENDARY FOUR SIXES

The ranch was founded 155 years ago by men and women who are as mythical as they are real.

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8 mins  |
September 2023
YELLOWSTONE COWBOYS
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YELLOWSTONE COWBOYS

THE REAL STORY OF TEDDY BLUE AND HOW HE BECAME MONTANA'S GREATEST COWBOY

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10+ mins  |
September 2023
Under Western Skies
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Under Western Skies

The annual Scottsdale Art Auction was a tour de force of classic and contemporary art of the West.

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2 mins  |
September 2023
If You Thought Dude Ranching Days Were Over....
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If You Thought Dude Ranching Days Were Over....

Montana's original wants to set you straight.

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2 mins  |
September 2023

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