From "Cowboy Corner" and "Somewhere West of
Wall Street to his yearly gathering in Ft. Worth, TX ... No
one today contributes more to the preservation of the West.
Say hello to the storied ranch behind the
next Yellowstone spin-off. It only took 150 years and the
show's co-cdreator Taylor Sheridan becoming a part owner.
Exploring the West means getting out there in it. And
sometimes that means overnighting near the masses. The rules in
doing so are common sense, but since the same asshats who
exhibit little in the city are likely be your neighbor in camp,
they bears repeating.
I've always said I was born 100 years too late. And I've
always added I'd have been done by twenty-seven (If not sooner,
had I been). More to the point, there's the West you think you
know and the West that was ... and it weren't no picnic.
Chris Wimmer has turned a passion for the
Old West into a compelling audio series. Entire stories are
available by subscription or free on an episode by episode
basis.
With its publication dating back to the 50's
this modern day labor of love by Editor-in-Chief Bob Boze
Bell ensures Old West aficionados have a place to turn to
each month.
ALBERT BIERSTADT:
Plain and simple, he's the painter who comes closest to putting
on canvas the West as I've seen it at its most majestic. More
poignantly, he saw it at a time like few others did and before
it changed forever.
EDWARD S. CURTIS:
His contribution to the history of the American West couldn't be
more substantial, yet his name is largely unknown. His stoking
of the imagination of a young boy in the 1960s is why I sit here
today.
The contributors behind this site have
aided me many times in finding remnants of the Old West and
better than that, saved me much drivng in search of those
long gone.
The man who inspired my journey. His work
can be found here and at the Library of Congress. His life
story in Shadow Catcher: The Life and Work of Edward S.
Curtis
