Bob Boze Bell

Photo of Bob Boze Bell In 1999, Bell bought True West magazine (published since 1953) and moved the editorial offices to Cave Creek, Arizona. He has published and illustrated groundbreaking books on the West. Among the subjects are Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid and Doc Holliday. His series of Western gunfights is titled Classic Gunfights. In addition to his efforts for True West, Boze's work has appeared in Arizona Highways, Playboy and National Lampoon. He has illustrated numerous book covers and appears as a guest speaker on the History Channel, Discovery Channel and the Westerns Channel.


Stories by Bob Boze Bell

Bob Boze Bell Blog

If you've ever wondered what it's like to run a magazine or how crazy my personal life is, be sure to read the behind-the-scenes peek at the daily trials and tribulations of running True West.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 08/18/2008
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Brothers of Blood

The west Wisconsin town of Durand today is hot - the mercury hits triple digits. For the two Coleman brothers, it's about to get a lot hotter.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 08/01/2008
Devil Canyon Shoot-Out

Navajo County Sheriff Chet Houck and his deputy Pete Pemberton hop a train from Winslow, Arizona to Canyon Diablo (Devil Canyon).

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 07/01/2008
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A Bullet For Your Troubles

It's cold, just after dawn in Colorado's Brown's Park area when Isom Dart comes out of his cabin....

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 06/01/2008
A Wild Time at Wildly Well

For Pat Garrett, an arrest gone wrong.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 05/01/2008
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"Brazen Bill" Shot to Blazes

A lone highwayman, masked in muslin, robs a stage en route from Tucson to Florence, Arizona, carrying three passengers, including Arizona Citizen editor John Clum.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 04/01/2008
The Blast at Stein's Pass

Black Jack Ketchum’s Gang vs. Three Express Guards.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 03/01/2008
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Low Slung Guns

Is the low slung gun an invention of Hollywood?

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 02/01/2008
The Gang Slayer

Three American prospectors are traversing a miner's trail in California's Sierra Nevadas.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 02/01/2008
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Sweetwater Shoot-out

Frank Hamer wants to go home. The Texas Ranger has just testified at the Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas, in a murder trial.

Author Bob Boze Bell Date 01/01/2008