Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The frontier in American history	Frederick Jackson Turner	In this series of essays first published in 1920, the noted historian presents his ideas on the role of the frontier in shaping the American experience. The Frontier in American History examines the …	OL1417901W
The Chisholm Trail in American history	William R. Sanford	Presents the history of the trail which became the main route for the Texas cattle trade after the Civil War.	OL15129683W
Quick-draw gunfighters	Jeff Savage	"Examines gunfighters in the Wild West, including the typical traits and tools of gunfighters, infamous outlaws, gangs, important lawmen, and how the gun often ruled the Wild West"--Provided by publi…	OL16014833W
Rough-hewn land	Keith Heyer Meldahl	"Rough-Hewn Land tells the geologic story of the American West--the story of its rocks, rivers, mountains, earthquakes, and mineral wealth, including gold. It tells it by taking you on a 1000-mile-lo…	OL16342319W
A wall of white	Jennifer Woodlief	This thrilling true tale recounts the deadliest ski area avalanche in North American history and the woman who survived the snow in the face of incalculable odds.	OL17733510W
Photo odyssey	Arlene B. Hirschfelder	Describes the life of Carvalho, a Jewish photographer who accompanied John Charles Fremont on his last expedition to the West.	OL18166378W
Wagon train	Sydelle Kramer	Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness.	OL1869373W
Butch Cassidy, color edition	Carl R. Green	"Readers will find out the truth and the myths surrounding the outlaw Butch Cassidy"--Provided by publisher.	OL18801583W
Exploring the frontier	C. Carter Smith	Describes and illustrates the exploration of the American frontier from 1776 to the late nineteenth century, through a variety of images created during that period.	OL19704116W
The red and the white	Andrew R. Graybill	Award-winning western historian Andrew R. Graybill ... sheds light on the overlooked interracial Native-white relationships critical in the development of the trans-Mississippi West in this multigene…	OL19972175W
Museums and historic sites of the American West	Victor J. Danilov	"The early American West has taken on mythic proportions, coming to be regarded as a time and place unlike any other. In Historic Sites and Museums of the Old West, Victor J. Danilov examines both th…	OL2666136W
The West	Dayton Duncan	A presentation, based on a PBS television documentary, of the story of the West, a magnificent but harsh landscape, and the people who have tried to claim it.	OL2770615W
Deadly dozen	Robert K. DeArment	x, 351 pages : 23 cm	OL2962198W
The deadliest outlaws	Jeffrey Burton	THE DEADLIEST OUTLAWS by Jeffrey Burton is a well researched, acccurate and detailed history of one of the worst outlaw gangs in the west led by Thomas Edward Ketchum. The gang was called the "Black…	OL3516816W
Cadillac desert	Marc Reisner	"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert…	OL4037585W
Great women of the Old West	Judy Alter	Describes women's lives and roles during the Old West days of nineteenth century United States. Includes profiles of Native American women, Spanish women and African-American women.	OL550602W
Zebulon Pike	Robin S. Doak	A biography profiling the life of explorer Zebulon Pike, describing his adventures and treks of the land west of the Mississippi River, known as the American West. Includes source notes and timeline.	OL5703058W
Wild Bill Hickok	Larissa Phillips,Tracie Egan	Profiles the life and exploits of William Hickok, the legendary Western sharpshooter known as Wild Bill.	OL5754235W
Zebulon Pike	Charles W. Maynard	Chronicles Zebulon Pike's exploration of territories within the Louisiana Purchase early in the nineteenth century, including his discovery of what is now known as Pike's Peak.	OL5823437W
Immigrants and the westward expansion	Tracee Sioux	Describes the discovery and settlement of the Western United States by diverse ethnic and religious groups, who came and stayed for widely differing reasons.	OL5968659W