| Description |
xviii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-364) and index. |
| Contents |
When the East was West: sunrise to sunset -- The cowboys: making the wild West wild, part one -- Trails west: head 'em up and move 'em out -- The cattle barons: making the wild West wild, part two -- Westward ho! Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder -- Settlers and celestials: those who toiled, those who wept -- The railroads: iron horse and Pony Express -- The Native Americans: warriors of the West -- America's black West: Buffalo Soldiers and maroons -- Gold fever: when the world rushed in -- Heroes, heroines, and myths: the stuff of dreams -- Wyatt Earp and friends: shootouts and stickups -- Trail's end: the sun slowly sets -- Epilogue: personal thoughts on the wild West |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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West (U.S.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
0891416900 |
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9780891416906 |
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