Is Doc Holliday in This Photo, Or Not?

AN OLD PHOTO IS REEXAMINED BY THE WORLD’S TOP DOC HOLLIDAY EXPERT.

History, Haunts and Hotels

Old West adventures await across the Cowboy State’s colorful Carbon County.

AMBUSHED ON THE PECOS - THE COURAGEOUS LIFE AND DEATH OF OLIVER LOVING.

In 1867, beneath a bluff a few miles from Carlsbad, New Mexico, two Texas cattlemen—one of them a trail-hardened 52-year-old, the other a 23-year-old roughneck—were fighting for their lives, surrounded by a marauding party of Comanches. If recorded at all, such an event would have been no more than a blip on the historical calendar of the American West, but this one—and its aftermath—turned out to be one of the most amazing examples of courage, loyalty and sheer grit in all the annals of the frontier.

Out West AND DOWN UNDER

Quigley Down Under challenged the status quo of Western filmmaking in 1990, and it continues to inspire three decades later.

Overland Trails: Fur Trappers to Pony Express Riders

ENJOY THE ADVENTURE AND HISTORICAL SITES BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND FORT LARAMIE.

Tom Selleck THE LAST OF THE BREED

The renowned film and television star reflects on his 50 years in Westerns and his hope that he will ride the range again on the silver screen.

Tracking the Texas Rangers

FOLLOW THE HISTORIC TRAILS OF THE LONE STAR LAWMAN THROUGH WEST TEXAS FROM SAN ANGELO TO EL PASO.

“I'm Your Huckleberry” Has a Double Meaning for Old Tucson

Saving the old girl is more than a dream.

Into Max Evans's Hi Lo Country

Hit the road and discover the historic and mystic lands of New Mexico’s legendary author.

Dining in the Desert

After exploring the natural beauty and history of the Southwestern deserts, retreat to a historic oasis in Death Valley for fine dining and renewal.

Highways West!

Be prepared to be surprised by the wonders of the open road, the places you will visit and the wonderful people you will meet on your travels across the Western U.S.

A Killer Bullets Couldn't Stop

While fighting for the citizens they swore to protect, two horseback-era Texas Rangers were cut down by a deadly killer.

A Big Sky Adventure

FROM THE MAGIC CITY OF THE PLAINS TO THE LITTLE BIGHORN AND THE “GRANDEST” TRADING POST OF THE FUR TRADE, A ROAD TRIP THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA OFFERS NO SHORTAGE OF FRONTIER FUN.

William Henry Jackson's West

The great photographer influenced the Western preservation movement and the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872.

What HISTORY HAS TAUGHT ME

L. J. Martin is a novelist, nonfiction author, and member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Western Writers of America, Mystery Writers, and International Thriller Writers. He is the author of 55 Western, historical, mystery, and thriller novels from Bantam, Pinnacle, Avon, Gale, and Wolfpack Publishing, and 12 nonfiction works, including two cooking books and one on greenhouse gardening in Montana. Join him on his webpage LJMartin.com, and his wife at KatMartin.com. Both are active on Facebook and LinkedIn and other social media sites.

Was Wyatt Earp Really a Deputy U.S. Marshal?

Wyatt Earp, who has become controversial since his fictionalization by television, did serve in both Dodge City and Tombstone as a legally appointed deputy marshal. True West presents the proof with these findings of a revealing probe into government records and the words of a man who knew Earp personally.

Wheels to Fortune

OVER A CENTURY AGO GOLD-CRAZED MINERS TRADED IN THEIR SLEDS FOR BIKES AND PEDALED THEIR WAY TO THEIR ALASKAN BONANZAS .

The Thrifty Frontier Kitchen

Old West cooks were magicians in the kitchen when it came to making the most of leftovers.

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.