This Land Is Your Land

It must be hell to be the sheriff of Western City, a rowdy gold-rush town somewhere along the Arizona-New Mexico border. Gunshots are constant. The local bank gets robbed twice a day. Heavy use has polished the gallows to a deep shine. But Sheriff Peace doesn't complain. The trigger-happy gold prospectors turn out to be school children firing at targets from BB guns at eight cents a shot, the bank robbers are his old friends, and the executions are staged. A popular Wild West theme park in southwestern Poland, Western City is a childhood dream come true for Jerzy Pokój, a.k.a....

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!