Enter the Old West through the eyes of a cowboy who actually lived it.
At the turn of the 19th century, Byron F. Wickwire rode into the heart of Wyoming’s wildest years, embarked with 80 wild horses to the Yukon Gold Rush, became Sheriff of Big Horn County—and wrote it all down.
The Wickwire Journals brings an extraordinary firsthand voice back to life—and invites you to ride along on the Wickwire Trail.
Author, filmmaker, and storyteller Leon Schatz is the compiler and editor of The Wickwire Journals, a three-book historical series based on the handwritten journals of Wyoming cowboy and lawman Byron F. Wickwire.
Growing up in Sheridan, Wyoming, Leon developed a lifelong fascination with the American West and the people whose true stories shaped it. His career has taken him from Hollywood film productions and award-winning documentaries to commercial filmmaking and environmental storytelling.
Today, Leon continues expanding The Wickwire Journals into a multimedia franchise that includes a television series in development, bringing Byron Wickwire’s extraordinary history to audiences around the world.
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