October 2019 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about the Big Die-Up, Billy the Kid and Richard (not Robert) Boone
Letter From Wild West — October 2019
Though raised a sickly child in New York City, Theodore Roosevelt became a substantial man of the West
Book Review: The Cowboy President
It was in the Dakota Territory, writes Michael Blake, that Roosevelt learned to carry a big stick as well as the importance of conservation
Book Review: The Making of Tombstone
John Farkis provides absorbing insight into the creation of a film many critics rank among the best Westerns
Book Review: The First Americans
Author Jay Wertz covers the grand sweep of American Indian history from prehistory to the present, with rich illustrations
Movie Review: Deadwood
Newcomers will find the same charm in the language of Deadwood that fans found in the TV show more than a decade ago
Pony Express Writer Jim DeFelice
The author drove and hiked the route when researching the celebrated Pony Express mail service
The Real Killer of the Sheriff Who Shot Billy the Kid
Connecting the dots between established facts and a previously untapped interview, the author fingers ‘Killin’ Jim’ Miller for the notorious unsolved murder
Jail-Proof Jim Webster: No Bars Could Hold This Outlaw
No bars could hold this outlaw notorious for robbing and killing California gold seekers
August 2019 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about Colt cartridges, Ake news, Yogo sapphires and actor Robert Fuller
Letter From Wild West — August 2019
In the August 2019 issue and his book, The Revenger, Aaron Robert Woodard delves into the mind of Wild Bill Hickok assassin Jack McCall
Book Review: Wild Bill
Best-selling author Tom Clavin turns his authoritative gaze on Wild Bill Hickock, presenting familiar material in new and entertaining ways
Book Review: All Because of a Mormon Cow
The editors present all available literature and let readers decide who was to blame for the 1854 Indian-army encounter that got 30 soldiers killed
Book Review: The Mormon Handcart Migration
Candy Moulton traces the tragic path of five Mormon handcart companies that set out for Salt Lake City in 1856
Book Review: Arizona’s Deadliest Gunfight
Heidi Osselaer searches for the truth about a 1918 Arizona shootout—no, not in Tombstone—that left four men dead
The Doc Who Rode With Custer
Assigned to the 7th U.S. Cavalry in 1867, Army surgeon Isaac Coates had adventures with George Custer and helped the colonel at his court-martial
