Search Results for: Montana
Terror on the Prairie – American Western Film
Terror on the Prairie is a 2022 American Western film directed by Michael Polish and written by Josiah Nelson. Produced by The Daily Wire, and Bonfire Legend, and distributed by The Daily Wire and Voltage Pictures. The film follows a family of pioneers as they defend themselves from a vicious gang of outlaws hell-bent on […]
Murder at Yellowstone City – Old West Film Out Now
Murder at Yellowstone City, directed by Richard Gray (Robert the Bruce), is a Old West film written by Eric Belgau (Robert the Bruce) sees a former slave arrive in Yellowstone City, Montana—a desolate former boomtown now on the decline—looking for a place to call home. On that same day, a local prospector discovers gold—and is […]
Old West Book Review: A Thousand Texas Longhorns
A Thousand Texas Longhorns, Johnny D. Boggs, Pinnacle Books Kensington Publishing, paperback, $8.99, 500 Pgs, Western Fiction. The time period for this novel is shortly after the American Civil War. The protagonist is a surly individual named Nelson Story living in a rough mining town in Montana Territory. Nelson Story wants to make money and […]
Artist Frederic Remington
Although artist Frederic Remington had the look of an eastern lawyer or banker, on the inside he was a cowboy who could shoot and ride with the best. Remington was born in New York and went to college at Yale, where his size made him a powerhouse on the football field. Majoring in art, […]
Cattle Industry Decimated
By the mid 1880’s the cattle industry was going wild. Speculators were overstocking the grazing ranges of Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. And with several mild winters they were also saving money by not putting up feed for wintertime. The summer of 1886 was a dry one. By autumn the range was almost barren of grass… […]