How the wild West was won

By Bruce Wexler

Subjects: Women, Frontier and pioneer life, African Americans, Cowboys, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 24th (1869-1951), United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th, United States, Indians of North America, West (u.s.), history, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), History, United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th

Description: Through its portrayal in movies, literature, television, fashion, and art, the West has become a familiar concept. Wexler sheds light on this much-romanticized period of history by acknowledging its gritty realities and providing an answer as to why, even now, such an allure persists in surrounding it.