The life stories of many individuals are woven together to tell the history of the American West from the earliest days of westward expansion to the twentieth c

An anthology of essays about 20th-century women living in the western U.S., showing that the image of the pioneer woman has been replaced not with another domin

In the era of mass incarceration, over 600,000 people are released from federal or state prison each year, with many returning to chaotic living environments ri

In one of the most remarkable artistic pilgrimages in history, the nineteenth century saw scores of Western artists heading to the Middle East. Inspired by the

These essays analyze and interpret studies on women's roles in the American West.