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Law and Order on the Overland Trails
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Law and Order on the Overland Trails

Each traveler was a marching ordnance department.

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April 2022
Dreaming Nevada
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Dreaming Nevada

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

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7 mins  |
April 2022
Kansas's Santa Fe Trail
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Kansas's Santa Fe Trail

Traversing the Sunflower State from Leavenworth to Dodge City

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6 mins  |
April 2022
Christopher Mitchum
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Christopher Mitchum

The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career.

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4 mins  |
April 2022
An Arizona Adventure
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An Arizona Adventure

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

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7 mins  |
April 2022
Tamer of Raton Pass
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Tamer of Raton Pass

“Uncle Dick” Wootton helped build a nation with his Santa Fe Trail

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7 mins  |
February - March 2022
Tombstone on the Cutting Room Floor
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Tombstone on the Cutting Room Floor

Historians, actors and film critics weigh in on Kevin Jarre’s original script—and whether it should be remade and finally get its due.

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February - March 2022
Truth in Black and White
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Truth in Black and White

The multitalented actor who played Johnny Ringo in tombstone reflects on Kevin Jarre’s script and the film’s production.

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February - March 2022
Was It Suicide or Doc?
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Was It Suicide or Doc?

Doc Holliday did not kill John Ringo. Nor did Wyatt Earp kill him. Most of the important evidence has already been presented by others here.

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February - March 2022
Where History Happens
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Where History Happens

Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns.

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February - March 2022
Did Doc Kill Ringo?
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Did Doc Kill Ringo?

ONCE AND FOR ALL, HISTORIANS SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE TRAGIC DEMISE OF THE LEGENDARY GUNFIGHTER.

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February - March 2022
Chile Queens
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Chile Queens

"For two centuries, locals and visitors to the public plazas of San Antonio, Texas, dined on the famous fiery cuisine."

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9 mins  |
February - March 2022
Bruce Boxleitner
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Bruce Boxleitner

"James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career."

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February - March 2022
Ask the Marshall — Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs
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Ask the Marshall — Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs

Was the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, an integrated saloon during 1876 to 1886, the height of the cattle drive era? This rare interior photo of Chalk Beeson's famous Front Street bar shows bartender Lo Warren (front, right), a Black bartender and cowboys sitting at the rear of the saloon.

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February - March 2022
Native History Celebrated Large
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Native History Celebrated Large

Only months old, the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City is dedicated to truth-telling.

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February - March 2022
MR.AUTHENTICITY
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MR.AUTHENTICITY

TRUE WEST’S FIREARMS EDITOR PHIL SPANGENBERGER HAS SPENT DECADES GUN COACHING MANY OF HOLLYWOOD’S TOP ACTORS, WHILE ADDING AUTHENTICITY TO FILMS, WHEREVER HE COULD. HERE ARE HIS RECOLLECTIONS OF A COLORFUL CAREER IN MOVIES AND TV.

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9 mins  |
January 2022
BRAVES AND BADGES
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BRAVES AND BADGES

EARLY AMERICAN INDIAN POLICE PLAYED A STRONG ROLE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST.

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January 2022
He Missed the Scoop
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He Missed the Scoop

John Clum was busy when the Tombstone street fight took place.

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October 2021
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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Bartlesville, Oklahoma

The oil-enriched town preserves and celebrates its Western heritage.

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October 2021
Three Cheers for Hospitality
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Three Cheers for Hospitality

The Harvey Girls of yesteryear set the standard for uniform customer service across the West.

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October 2021
The Most Well-Known, Unknown Western Illustrator
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The Most Well-Known, Unknown Western Illustrator

A.R. Mitchell’s paintings are so “moving.”

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October 2021
WHAT HISTORY HAS TAUGHT ME
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WHAT HISTORY HAS TAUGHT ME

BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, U.S. SENATOR, ARTIST, OLYMPIAN

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October 2021
Tombstone's Naked Chef
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Tombstone's Naked Chef

Isaac “Little Jakey” Jacobs raced his way into history.

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3 mins  |
September 2021
THE LAST FRONTIER
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THE LAST FRONTIER

EDWARD CURTIS’S FINAL ADVENTURE

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8 mins  |
September 2021
Virginia City, Montana
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Virginia City, Montana

This city struck it rich with a well-preserved ghost town.

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September 2021
Spark on the Prairie
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Spark on the Prairie

Hit the road across Oklahoma and Texas to discover the history behind the Warren Wagon Train Raid and the Kiowa Indian Trial of 1871.

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September 2021
THE GIFT OF COCHISE
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THE GIFT OF COCHISE

TRUE WEST’S HISTORICAL CONSULTANT FONDLY REMEMBERS HIS MOST TREASURED BIRTHDAY GIFT.

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September 2021
SHADOW CATCHER
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SHADOW CATCHER

THE MAN WHO SAVED 100 NATIONS

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9 mins  |
September 2021
RIDE THAT TRAIN!
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RIDE THAT TRAIN!

HISTORIC RAIL EXCURSIONS AWAIT THE ADVENTUROUS ACROSS THE WEST.

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10+ mins  |
July - August 2021
THE LAST RIDE OF BONNIE McCARROLL
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THE LAST RIDE OF BONNIE McCARROLL

AN ON-THE-SCENE ACCOUNT YOU’VE LIKELY NEVER HEARD UNTIL NOW.

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July - August 2021