Frontier Times - This vintage
magazine, along with its precursors, was popular from 1910 to the
early 1980's, and from the beginning, was devoted to the history of
the
American
West. John Warren Hunter and his son, John Marvin Hunter, both amateur
historians, first founded
Hunter's Magazine in November, 1910.
This publication became
Hunter's Frontier Magazine in May,
1916, lasting through the next year. In October, 1923, the first issue
of
Frontier Times was published by the Hunters. Like its
predecessors, this monthly was dedicated to
frontier
history , border tragedies, and pioneer achievements.
At the time that these early
magazines were published, there were still numerous settlers,
pioneers, cattlemen, and observers of the events of
Old West
history still alive and able to tell their stories. This is one of the
most valuable assets of this
magazine. Its articles were often written from the vantage point
of the eye-witness observer or actual participant in the event. Hunter
published his last issue of
Frontier Times in October, 1954.
But, "life" for the popular magazine was not yet finished. Western
Publications purchased
Frontier Times in 1955; however, a new
issue would not be published until the winter of 1957. It would continue, off and on, until the last edition was published in November, 1985; though its companion
publications of
True West and
Old West magazines continued.
Today, these highly sought-after
magazines have become a valuable resource to historians,
collectors, and genealogists. Rich in first-hand accounts of formative
pioneer events, issues include articles on early settlers, frontier
expeditions,
soldiers, Rangers,
Indians,
outlaws, battles,
tragedies, and
hidden reasures,
the many articles found in these vintage publications tell it like it
was -- bold, bloody and accurate.