In this issue

Grant: How the West Defined This Controversial President
By John P. Langellier

PLUS:
New! A Killer Billy the Kid Unpublished Walter Noble Burns Manuscript…

Did Geronimo and Chatto Share Photo Props? You Decide.

The Secrets Behind the Cup-Spinning Scene In Tombstone

The Black Man At Little Big Horn

Isaiah Dorman is known for his death—but his life was also noteworthy.

2 mins

An Electric Dream Burns Out

Preserving Kearney’s boomtown history inside an elegant Victorian home.

2 mins

Private Eye Cowboy?

A Texan’s First Generation Colt sold with a badge tied to a nationwide detective agency.

2 mins

U.S. Cavalry's First Bolt-Action Carbine

The single-shot trapdoor Springfield wasn’t the only carbine used by the cavalry during the Indian Wars, several repeaters were also used—including America’s first bolt gun.

3 mins

From Frontier Soldier To Peacemaking President

On March 4, 1869, a rather unlikely candidate took his oath of office as the eighteenth president of the United States.

7 mins

In Wine There Is Truth

Word Spinning The most celebrated duel in recent Western films wasn’t fought with guns or bowie knives, but words: in 1993’s Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s “Doc” Holliday and Michael Biehn’s John Ringo face off in the Oriental Saloon and exchange slings and arrows in Latin. Here, for those who slept through Latin class, is a translation and analysis of the confrontation.

3 mins

That's My Steak, Valance

Dining out in frontier Leadville was so dangerous, patrons could find lead in their eggs.

2 mins

Reality Cowboy Stars

You’ll find honest, rugged ranch life as Booger, Cody and Bubba saddle up for a third season.

4 mins

Mountain Men, Mules And Miners

Trinidad, Colorado, celebrates its Old West heritage with gusto every day.

3 mins

What History Has Taught Me

The secret to a good painting is trust what you know.

2 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.