The Frontier Partisans mythos is built on history, folklore and pulp. Separating the one from the other in frontier history is an almost impossible task, since the frontier was being mythologized and exploited for entertainment value even as its history played out. Some of the greatest fun to be had in this field is found in picking up all three … [Read more...] about ‘The West’s Wildest Hell-Raiser’ — Men’s Adventure Quarterly

My brother John did not plant the seed for my lifelong obsession with the frontier — I guess I brought that into this world with me. But he sure nurtured the sapling. He took me to my first movie — Jeremiah Johnson. He introduced me to the mighty tales of Robert E. Howard. He gave me his well-read copy of The Frontiersmen, and I literally read the … [Read more...] about Frontier Arrakis

I wish my mother could have seen this. She LOVED Tony Hillerman’s mysteries; they brought her escape from a pretty tough set of circumstances into an immersive world that resonated her, as it apparently did with millions of others... From The Hollywood Reporter: AMC has greenlit an ambitious new crime drama based on a beloved book series and … [Read more...] about Dark Winds Blow

An Arctic wind blew across my desk this morning, in the midst of our long, hot Central Oregon summer. Somehow, The North Water, the novel and a new miniseries, had escaped my notice. Now, here it is — everywhere. And don’t it look like one helluva harrowing frontier tale? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8VZKyHIg70 Here’s the caper via … [Read more...] about Venturing Into The North Water

Our own Frontier Partisans contributor Paul McNamee has committed authorship again. Much anthologized, Paul’s work has now turned to a standalone novel. The Captain of the New England Ranging Company has tapped his love for pulpy goodness to produce Hour of the Robot. Here’s the caper: From their nerve center penthouse lair, the Robot supports … [Read more...] about Working The Trapline — Pulpy Goodness