Forgotten Hero of Denali

Alaska native son Walter Harper was the first to ascend North America’s highest peak, but his fame—and life as a physician—were cut short by tragedy.

From Kicking Bird to Malachi

Graham Greene’s storied 45-year career in film and television has left a trail of excellence.

Boring History? Not the Way We Tell It

Western Writers of America pack in to save the day.

Bat Masterson: Armed and Dangerous

Bat Masterson lived long enough to enjoy the fame associated with his legendary time on the Kansas frontier as a lawman in Dodge City, and he never shied from promoting it, as he did when he notched a pawnshop pistol he sold as “his” frontier Colt to an overeager collector. – TRUE WEST ARCHIVES –

An Officer of Honor and Grit

A remarkable biography of U.S. cavalryman Lt. Powhatan Clark, plus a new history of the Civil War in the Southwest, big new biographies of Billy the Kid and Ned Buntline, and a dramatic novel of the Minnesota frontier.

The Year of the Almost Western

Film historians will consider 2020 an anomaly in the history of Western film and television.

Steak-out in History

Take a tasty trip to the Old West at two storied saloons: the Buckhorn Exchange in Denver, Colorado, and The Palace in Prescott, Arizona.

Sitting Bull

THE SIOUX LEADER’S FINAL FLIGHT TO FREEDOM

The Best of Times The Worst of Times

In 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Old West auction houses adapted to meet the needs of their clients and their collectors.

Paul Andrew Hutton

True West’s historian is a natural storyteller whose love of country and the West makes him one of best in his field.

On the History Trail with the Old Bison: A Memoir

I first met Robert M. Utley in May 1977.

Our 19th Annual Celebration of the Absolute Best of the West!

For many in 2020, great treks, trips and vacations to the American West were put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALIFORNIA JOE

GREAT SCOUT AND PLAINSMAN

My Favorites of 2020

Thank You for Helping Me Through 2020

A Tall Tale of Two Bills

Did lawman Bill Tilghman really arrest outlaw Bill Doolin?

The Forgotten Founding Father

DANIEL BOONE AND THE BIRTH OF THE FRONTIER MOVEMENT

The End of the Trail

Producer Bobby Roberts’ Western ensemble Monte Walsh remains a classic 50 years later.

They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To

But we’re so lucky they once did.

On the Trail to Texas Statehood

Discover the Lone Star State, from Nacogdoches to Austin, 175 years later.

The Battle Over Salt

The San Elizario salt flats were the prize in a Texas feud.

Olive Johnson

A coal camp teacher discovered herself and the world in the Mohrland, Utah, melting pot.

CHEROKEE BILL

BOLD, BRAZEN BANK-ROBBING BANDIT OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY

Fredericksburg, Texas

German settlers brought unique culture to Texas Hill Country.

CAPTURING PROTECTORS OF PEACE

Rare shots of Old West lawmen with firearms—and without.

A Dickens Christmas on the Frontier

Western pioneers brought the yuletide tradition of roast goose to their holiday hearths.

CLASSIC GUN FIGHTS

Villa vs. Calles: The Bloody Battle of Agua Prieta and the Death of the Cavalry Charge

THE RISE & FALL OF THE MEXICAN SUGAR LOAF

Although the signature highcrowned Mexican sombrero may rarely be worn today, it remains a powerful symbol of Mexico’s struggle a century ago for liberty, equality and freedom.

Peak to Peak

Bold. Inspirational. Sacred. Rugged.

Home On The Range Cabin “...And the Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day”

Going “home” to a sweet moment in American history.

Eyewitness to Mayhem?

Did Big Nose Kate watch the Tombstone shootout?