‘Terror on the Santa Fe Trail’ Book Review
Doug Hocking, who grew up on New Mexico's Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, relates the war this little-known band waged along the Santa Fe Trail
How John Steinbeck Inspired the Resistance in WWII
One of John Steinbeck’s lesser-known works, The Moon Is Down, was among the most effective pieces of wartime propaganda ever written
‘Bison’ Book Review
Photographer Audrey Hall and collaborator Chase Reynolds Ewald present a paean to the iconic American buffalo of the Western plains
Theodore Waddell: Cheatgrass Dreams Come True
The artist puts a modernist touch on paintings of cattle, sheep, horses and other creatures of the northern Rockies
‘Texas Jack’ Book Review
Matthew Kerns sets out to prove that little-remembered Texas Jack Omohundro, a pal of Buffalo Bill Cody, epitomized the 19th century cowboy
As Memory Serves: Lee’s 1862 Trek Into Maryland, In Artists’ Eyes
Their Maryland: The Army of Northern Virginia From the Potomac Crossing to Sharpsburg in September 1862, explores in detail the critical second stage of General Robert E. Lee’s 1862 Maryland Campaign
‘Courage Under Fire’ Review
Retired Army Lt. Col. Ed Sherwood’s book ably addresses a long-neglected gap in the history of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam
‘Cheyenne Summer’ Book Review
Terry Mort relates the 1868 Battle of Beecher Island after introducing the participants, namely the Cheyennes, the U.S. Army and Colorado Territory civilians
These German Soldiers Inspired Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow
Hessians earned a scary reputation in America - inspiring the "Headless Horseman" of Sleepy Hollow. But history shows these German soldiers were not so intimidating
‘Geronimo & Sitting Bull’ Book Review
In this third volume of the Legendary West series author Bill Markley compares the iconic Chiricahua Apache and Lakota Sioux leaders
How Famed Instrument Maker Abraham Prescott Revolutionized the Bass
Bass maker Abraham Prescott became a legend making instruments that took music way down
See Weapons of War Designed by Leonardo Da Vinci
History’s ultimate polymath Leonardo da Vinci created both high art and fantastic weaponry
‘The Gallery of Miracles and Madness’ Review
Charlie English's new book explains why some of Hitler's so-called "degenerate" artists were also among the first victims of the Nazi gas chambers.
The James: A Florida Museum Looks West
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art brings the Old and New West to St. Petersburg, Fla.
Building a Spanish Civil War Duo: Messerschmitt Bf-109D vs. Polikarpov I-16
The Hobbycraft model company brings two iconic aircraft that saw action in the Spanish Civil War to its model kit lineup
The WWII Paratrooper Who Recorded His War in Art
Robert Baldwin gained two Bronze Stars and a lifetime's worth of inspiration after serving with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Germany.
