This book presents a description of the life of homesteaders on the Great Plains, including who they were, what hardships they faced, and what type of entertainment they enjoyed.
Contents
The Great Plains -- Homesteading the Plains -- Trails and waterways West -- Farming on the Plains -- Native peoples of the Plains -- The Range Wars -- Law and disorder on the frontier -- African American homesteaders -- Women on the Plains -- Songs of the sodbusters -- Traveling salesmen and entertainers.