Mens-Interest
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Eye for Eye
L.J. Martin makes a movie.
4 min |
May 2022
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DANIEL BOONE'S YELLOW STONE HUNT
FACT OR FICTION?
10+ min |
May 2022
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Mother of Exiles
Immigration to the West in 1883 transformed the country.
4 min |
April 2022
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Trailing Them North
Follow the Western Cattle Trail from Bandera, Texas, to Miles City, Montana.
5 min |
April 2022
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On the True Grit Trails
Travel across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Colorado and discover the real and imagined locations of the iconic novel and 1969 film's locations.
6 min |
April 2022
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Wyoming's Colorful Characters
Hit the road where the famous roamed across the Cowboy State.
8 min |
April 2022
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My Top Ten Favorite Movie Moments
True West’s Firearms Editor applauds authenticity.
4 min |
February - March 2022
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Rocky Mountain Bonanzas
Explore mining history from Cripple Creek to Grand Encampment.
6 min |
February - March 2022
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Leavenworth, Kansas
The First City of the Sunflower State celebrates its Western heritage.
3 min |
April 2022
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Law and Order on the Overland Trails
Each traveler was a marching ordnance department.
3 min |
April 2022
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Dreaming Nevada
Adventures await across the Silver State for the visitor who loves small towns and history.
7 min |
April 2022
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Kansas's Santa Fe Trail
Traversing the Sunflower State from Leavenworth to Dodge City
6 min |
April 2022
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Christopher Mitchum
The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career.
4 min |
April 2022
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An Arizona Adventure
The Earp brothers' trail from Prescott to Tombstone is a treasure trove of historic sites.
7 min |
April 2022
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Tamer of Raton Pass
“Uncle Dick” Wootton helped build a nation with his Santa Fe Trail
7 min |
February - March 2022
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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.
10+ min |
February - March 2022
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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.
7 min |
February - March 2022
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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.
6 min |
February - March 2022
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Where History Happens
Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns.
10+ min |
February - March 2022
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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.
9 min |
February - March 2022
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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."
9 min |
February - March 2022
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Bruce Boxleitner
"James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career."
4 min |
February - March 2022
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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.
3 min |
February - March 2022
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Native History Celebrated Large
Only months old, the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City is dedicated to truth-telling.
3 min |
February - March 2022
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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.
9 min |
January 2022
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BRAVES AND BADGES
EARLY AMERICAN INDIAN POLICE PLAYED A STRONG ROLE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST.
5 min |
January 2022
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He Missed the Scoop
John Clum was busy when the Tombstone street fight took place.
3 min |
October 2021
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Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The oil-enriched town preserves and celebrates its Western heritage.
3 min |
October 2021
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Three Cheers for Hospitality
The Harvey Girls of yesteryear set the standard for uniform customer service across the West.
3 min |
October 2021
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The Most Well-Known, Unknown Western Illustrator
A.R. Mitchell’s paintings are so “moving.”
2 min |