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Where did the idea for a star-shaped lawman’s badge originate?

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Published April 16, 2012
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Who is California Joe?

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The May 1975 Real West magazine published a photo, submitted by George Hart, featuring numerous Old West icons. Is it authentic?

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I watched a Western showing entire wagons sunk in quicksand. Did that really happen in the Old West?

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In the Nov/Dec. 2011 issue, I told readers a possible reason why Geronimo was holding two sticks was so he could steady the gun while firing. Reader David West has shared another explanation:

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Published March 13, 2012
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What is the Bisbee Massacre?

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Published April 16, 2012
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Who was the man Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed in Abilene, Kansas?

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Published March 13, 2012
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What is the purpose of a saddle ring?

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Published April 16, 2012
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Why did some vaquero saddles have dinner plate-type saddle horns?

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Published March 13, 2012
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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.

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