Archive of: Books, Poetry

Best Of The West 2012: Karl May

The German author found a huge fan base with his uniquely Euro view of the Old West.

BY FREDERICK J. CHIAVENTONE

Best Of The West 2012: Billy The Kid, Million Dollar Mystery

“¿Quién es?” he uttered suspiciously in Spanish. In answer, Pat Garrett shot twice.

BY KAY GRANT

Best Of The West 2012: Tex-Mex

Why it's the most popular regional cuisine in the world, as well as the most divisive.

BY ROBB WALSH

Best Of The West 2012: Butcher's Crossing, The First Revisionist Western

In author John Williams' beloved book, the West is terrifying.

BY J.D. REID

Fair Culture

Photographer Harold Lee Miller captures the midways, concession stands, and show barns of Indiana in his new book.

BY JENNINGS BROWN

A Recipe from 'America's Best Ribs,' Hitting Bookstores May 1

Learn how to make the "Be-Back Sweet Smoked Beef Short Ribs" before the new book from the makers of 'America's Best BBQ' comes out.

BY HUNTER HAUK

Reading Recommendation: 'Deep Trails in the Old West' by Frank Clifford

The latest pick from the Cowboy Library.

BY DAVID HOFSTEDE

Lindsay McCrum

Chicks with Guns reveals much more than women with firearms.

by Robyn Schiff

Don't Fence Me In

Western musical acts and poets highlight a live tour hitting Washington, Oregon and California

J.P.S. Brown

After whiskey smuggling, gold prospecting, cattle trading, and heavyweight BOXing, the author of Jim Kane has one final goal: to put together one more ranch

By Richard Grant