‘When Outlaws Wore Badges’ Book Review
Melody Groves profiles badge wearers who worked both sides of the law in the Old West
August 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about Old West gun ordinances and stampedes
‘From Presidio to the Pecos River’ Book Review
Orville Shelburne describes the mid-19th century efforts of surveyors to delineate the southern border of the United States
Letter From Wild West — August 2021
Chiricahua Apache Chief Naiche probably deserves more recognition, but he can't escape the long shadow of the notorious Geronimo
‘The Man Who Invented Billy the Kid’ Book Review
John LeMay profiles Ash Upson, ghostwriter of Pat Garrett's 1882 classic 'The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid'
‘John Finerty Reports the Sioux War’ Book Review
Paul Hedren relates the war reportage of frontier gonzo journalist John Finerty
Book Review: Blood and Treasure
Award-winning writing duo Bob Drury and Tom Clavin relate the exploits of iconic frontiersman Daniel Boone
‘The Real Dirt on America’s Frontier Outlaws’ Book Review
Jim Motavalli profiles more than a dozen of the baddest badmen of the Old West
‘Go West, Mr. President’ Book Review
Michael Blake relates iconic populist President Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 "Great Loop" tour of the Midwest and West
Book Review: Saving the Oregon Trail
Dennis Larsen completes his series of biographies about the 'Father of the Oregon Trail'
‘Ambitious Honor’ Book Review
James Mueller captures the essence of Custer, a man who perpetually defies one-dimensional dismissals of his character
June 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about a disputed tintype of Pat Garrett, Garrett’s murder and Billy the Kid
Letter From Wild West — June 2021
For bad or worse, ‘outlaws’ come to mind at the mention of Indian Territory
On-Screen Review: News of the World
In this Paul Greengrass film Tom Hanks plays a town crier who escorts a lost waif through wild and woolly Reconstruction-era Texas
Book Review: Jim Bridger
Jerry Enzler has plumbed every available archive to deliver the definitive biography of the legendary mountain man
Book Review: America’s National Historic Trails
Karen Berger outlines the 19 pathways in the National Trails System, with scores of images from photographer Bart Smith
