A lively sample of western American history by some of its best writers
The enduring fascination of the American West marks this collection of essays by distinguished historians, investigative reporters, a novelist, and a celebrated screenwriter. All of these articles have won Wrangler Awards-the western equivalent of the Oscars-presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Exciting storytelling, a...
In the tradition of Empire of the Summer Moon, a stunningly vivid historical account of the manhunt for Geronimo and the 25-year Apache struggle for their homeland. They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides--the Apaches and the white invaders-blamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between the worlds of the Apaches and the American soldiers, he was never trusted ...
Offers some of the best of contemporary Western writing. From Native Americans, famed frontiersmen, cowboys and outlaws, to contemporary tales of ranching, mining, and urban challenges, this title presents the full range of the American West as told in fiction and nonfiction short stories, poetry, and even a novella.
George Armstrong Custer, America's most famously unfortunate soldier, has been the subject of scores of books, but "The Custer Reader" is unique as a substantial source of classic writings about and by him. Here is Custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries, and leading scholars. Even those steeped in Custeriana will discover new insights in these pieces. Combining first-person narratives, essays, and photographs, this book provides a compl...
