Johnny D. Boggs

Photo of Johnny D. Boggs Fueled by a lifelong passion for American history and a more recent desire to make mortgage payments, Spur Award-winning author Johnny D. Boggs has written more than 20 nonfiction books and novels, plus thousands of newspaper and magazine articles. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, son and basset hound.


Stories by Johnny D. Boggs

Run Out of Town On a Rail

Riding the Southwest Chief from Kansas City to Los Angeles.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 06/01/2008
Tramping Through Our National Parks With John Muir

From Yosemite Valley to Los Angeles, California.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 06/01/2008
Dodge City's All-Stars

Looking back, 125 years later, at the peace commission photo.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 05/01/2008
Forting Up On the Apache Trail

From Tucson, Arizona, to Lawton, Oklahoma.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 05/01/2008
Surviving the Santa Fe Indian Market

And why it’s the “Indian Artist Oscars.”

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 05/01/2008
The Top 10 Cattle Drives

Droving with Rawhide, Lonesome Dove and the Fort Worth herd.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 04/01/2008
Best Western Art Museum of 2008

Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 04/01/2008
Western Museums We Love

Our top 10 Western museums of 2008.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 04/01/2008
Honorable Mentions: Western Museums We Love of 2008

Museums that showed creativity with their exhibits in 2007.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 04/01/2008
The Vision of Walter Hill

The good news is that Walter Hill didn't beat the crap out of me, although it crossed his mind.

Author Johnny D. Boggs Date 03/01/2008