True Western Towns

San Antonio, Texas

"Bring in your deer antlers and  you can trade them for a shot of whiskey or beer."

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Florence, Arizona

In his teens, in the 1950s, Tom Smith found himself atop the "world's wonder horse"—or rather, the second Champion.

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San Diego, California

“Oh, what’s to become of all my beautiful seven deadly sins? Jesus!”

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Lander, Wyoming

Author George Eliot (actually a pseudonym for Mary Ann Evans) wrote that "No man can be wise on an empty stomach."

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Kingsville, Texas

The first to begin the dream of taming the Wild Horse Desert was Capt. Richard King.

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True West Site Guide

Mission

True West captures the spirit of the American West with authenticity, personality and humor by linking our history to our present. Whether you call it the Wild West, the Old West or the Far West, America's frontier history comes to life in True West, the world's oldest, continuously published Western Americana magazine.

Western movie fans, re-enactors, history buffs and road warriors, we got your history covered: outlaw, cowboy, Indian, lawman, gunfighter, fur trapper, miner, prospector, gambler, soldier, entertainer and pioneer. Check out these True Westerners now!
 

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