Recounts the settlement of the West from the first pioneers who crossed the Appalachians to the eventual disappearance of the frontier.

The full western story, from the days of the conquistadores to the twentieth century.

The American Dream is fundamentally about hope -- the hope that a better life awaits your initiative, your cleverness, your hard work. It's about making your ow

This unique collection of essays and documents brings to life the major topics in American western and frontier history from the sixteenth to the twentieth cent