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Summary: THE MAGAZINE FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMERICAN COWBOY
Comment: I am a western magazine reader who is always looking for publications that provide an honest depiction of the West, its people and its culture. At first I was drawn to COWBOYS & INDIANS but when that publication decided to become more a rag for the nonsense of the nouveau West, if you will, complete with its nonsensical dress up and "let's play cowboy!" mentality, I was forced to find a new publication that truly reflected the West.
Enter AMERICAN COWBOY. At first I couldn't have been more pleased. AC featured not only stories about the West but effectively communicated a no-nonsense, true-to-life account of Western life that was simply wonderful.
Then something happened. I suspect some no-brain marketer started playing with his abacus and determined that the target had changed. No longer would AC's target be a magazine about the true West. Instead some nut wad apparently decided that COWBOYS & INDIANS had the right idea. Not all at once, mind you, editor Jesse Mullins began to steer AC away from the "true religion" toward the nutty apostasy that saturated COWBOYS & INDIANS and, now, personifies AMERICAN COWBOY!
Total rubbish! Everything that made we want to subscribe to AC in the first place is now gone, replaced with a watered down, wannabe version of COWBOYS & INDIANS!
So if you're looking for a true journal of the West, the Western Lifestyle and its culture, you won't find it here. Having said that, the name of the magazine might well be changed to "FORMERLY AMERICAN COWBOY." It's now so full of the same mindless stuff as COWBOYS & INDIANS, the two should become one publication and save shelf space for WESTERN HORSEMAN, the magazine you'll want to buy if the true West matters at all to you.
THE HORSEMAN
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Summary: Wonderful Western-lovers Magazine
Comment: My father-in-law introduced me to this wonderful magazine. Each issue is jam-packed with articles about Western movie heros, both modern and not-so-modern as well as commentaries on everything Western (ranch life, rodeos, cowboys, the West in general, and more). Issues are bound more like a paperback book; that's how many great articles there are to read! I got my first issue this week and have already read it cover-to-cover and am re-reading my favorite articles. If you love John Wayne, Heath Ledger, Sam Elliott, Hugh Jackman, and other great Western stars, this is definitely the magazine for you.
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Summary: I LOVE this Magazine - Very High Quality!
Comment: I have subscribed to this magazine for two years now. It just keeps getting better!
The articles are very family friendly, the photos are beyond beautiful!
Everyone I share a copy with falls in love with this magazine. So far, five family members and friends have subscribed since seeing my copies.
If you live in the West, would like to someday, or love the more "Simple Times" when a handshake was all you needed for a business arrangement, you will LOVE this magazine!
This is a perfect gift as well!
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