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

Describes changes in how the West has been seen, from a male-dominated frontier, to a region with a powerful sense of place, to a modern center of both genders,

This survey of frontier history traces the story from the first Columbian contacts between Indians and Europeans to the modern multicultural encounters. It exam

Tracing events from the pre-history to the present day, this book offers a concise and accessible history of the American West. Explores the complex interaction

"Pepper Paige is sick and tired of her life. Sick of fighting and emptiness that surround her as a dance-hall girl - and tired of fearing Jordan Beckett, a viol