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'
A Sad Day of Parting for ‘Geronimo’s Apaches’
In 1913 newly freed Chiricahua Apache prisoners had to choose whether to remain in Oklahoma or move to a reservation in New Mexico
‘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
Julia Bricklin: Looking Over the Overlooked
The award-winning biographer writes about just such Western characters
Book Review: Saving the Oregon Trail
Dennis Larsen completes his series of biographies about the 'Father of the Oregon Trail'
Lorenzo Barruscotto: Drawing on Spaghetti Westerns
The Italian artist takes inspiration from both the ‘reel’ and real West
‘Ambitious Honor’ Book Review
James Mueller captures the essence of Custer, a man who perpetually defies one-dimensional dismissals of his character
Oliver Otis Howard: Westward, Christian Soldier
General O.O. Howard found grace and lost an arm during the Civil War before heading west to confront Apache leader Cochise and Nez Perce Chief Joseph
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
