Book Review: The Stolen Pinkerton Reports of the Colonel Albert J. Fountain Murder Investigation
Editor David Thomas presents Vol. 6 of papers related to the shocking 1896 murders of New Mexico attorney Fountain and his young son
Jerry Enzler: Trailing a Trailblazer
The author delved into archives nationwide to write the definitive biography of Jim Bridger
‘War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880’ Book Review
Miguel González-Quiroga describes the interconnections that developed between southern Texas and northeastern Mexico through the mid-19th century
Jerry Anderson: Casting Light on the West
From his studio in southern Utah the artist has long rendered award-winning sculptures
‘Wildest of the Wild West’ Audiobook Review
New Mexico journalist Howard Bryan authored these true tales of figures from that state's Las Vegas, available here as an audio book
April 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about shotgun messengers on the Deadwood Stage, saloon swinging doors and desperado Pete Spence
‘The Second Battle of the Alamo’ Book Review
Judy Alter chronicles the efforts, sometimes competing, of two determined Texan women to preserve San Antonio's iconic Alamo
Nicodemus: How a Small Town in Kansas Became America’s Largest Black Colony
For more than 50 years the town of Nicodemus, Kansas, beat the odds and its harsh surroundings to provide opportunity for former slaves and their descendants
‘No Place for a Woman’ Review
Chris Enss relates the contribution of Western states toward American women's right to vote
The Modoc War: A Little Indian War Goes Big
What appeared just another police action against off-reservation Indians quickly flared into the dramatic and costly 1872–73 Modoc War
Letter From Wild West — April 2021
Amid a surge of violence in Wild West towns, officials told the law-abiding to leave their guns at home
Robert Utley: Revisting Sitting Bull
In his new book about the Lakota leader and his people Utley continues to plumb the depths of Western history
Book Review: The Earps Invade Southern California
Co-authors Don Chaput and David D. de Haas recount the legendary Earps' last family gathering in turn-of-the-century southern California
Book Review: Indian Raids and Massacres
Drawing on Indian depredation claims from the National Archives, Jeff Broome chronicles five years of painful events on the frontier
Don Yena: An Alamo Painting to Remember
Texas native Yena captures the landmark battle with his sweeping, historically accurate rendering
Book Review: The Last Sovereigns
Dean of Western historians Robert Utley details the life of Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull after the Little Bighorn
