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

Presents folklore and legends, heroes and villains, wars and important events in the history of the Old West. Also includes examples of Western art and music.

Backroads of the Great American West describes and details with full-color photos and maps the most scenic routes in the Rocky Mountains, Texas, Desert Southwes

A fully revised and updated new edition of the classic history of western America The newly revised second edition of this concise, engaging, and unorthodox his