West (U.S.)
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Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier
$14.95 Add to cartDozens of books and dime novels have been written about the reckless, daring adventures of Kit Carson’s youth. Little has been told of the wisdom and greatness of his later years.–Ralph Moody
In 1826
- Author: Moody, Ralph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0803283040
- Language: English
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Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and C
$19.99 Add to cartThe slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains.
Apples, ho When Papa decides to pull up roots and move f- Series: Anne Schwartz Books
- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0689847696
- Language: English
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Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody: Plainsmen of the Legendary West
$39.50 Add to cartTwo soldiers, scouts, and showmen who left a lasting legacy, Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. Author Bill Markley offers a thoughtful and entertaining examination of these legendary lives in th
- Author: Markley, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 502
- Publish Date: August 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1493048422
- Language: English
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Badasses of the Old West: True Stories Of Outlaws On The Edge
$16.95 Add to cartTrue stories of outlaws on the edge. The worst (and best) of the robbers, rustlers, and bandits who shaped the history of the Wild West.
- Author: Turner, Erin H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 18 2009
- ISBN10: 0762754664
- Language: English
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Best of Covered Wagon Women
$21.95 Add to cartThe diaries and letters of women who braved the overland trails during the great nineteenth-century westward migration are treasured documents in the study of the American West. These eight firsthand … [more below]
- Author: Holmes, Kenneth L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0806139145
- Language: English
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Mountain Men and Fur Traders of the Far West: Eighteen Biographical Sketches
$21.95 Add to cartThe legendary mountain men–the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century–formed the vanguard of the American e… [more below]
- Author: Hafen, Leroy R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 401
- Publish Date: June 01 1982
- ISBN10: 0803272103
- Language: English
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Frontier Teachers: Stories of Heroic Women of the Old West
$22.95 Add to cartIf countless books and movies are to be believed, America’s Wild West was, at heart, a world of cowboys and Indians, sheriffs and gunslingers, scruffy settlers and mountain men–a man’s world. Here, C
- Author: Enss, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493064770
- Language: English
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The Life and Adventures of Nat Love
$14.95 Add to cartThousands of black cowpunchers drove cattle up the Chisholm Trail after the Civil War, but only Nat Love wrote about his experiences. Born to slaves in Davidson County, Tennessee, the newly freed Love… [more below]
- Series: Blacks in the American West
- Author: Love, Nat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: September 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0803279558
- Language: English
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Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1852: The California Trail
$18.95 Add to cartIn 1852 a record number of women helped keep the wagons rolling over the perilous western trails. The fourth volume of Covered Wagon Women is devoted to families headed for California that year. Diari… [more below]
- Series: Covered Wagon Women #4
- Author: Holmes, Kenneth L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 303
- Publish Date: April 01 1997
- ISBN10: 080327291X
- Language: English
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African American Women of the Old West
$26.83 Add to cartThe brave pioneers who made a life on the frontier were not only male–and they were not only white. The story of African-American women in the Old West is one that has largely gone untold until now. … [more below]
- Author: Wagner, Tricia Martineau
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0762739002
- Language: English
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Wild Sugar: Seasonal Sweet Treats Inspired by the Mountain West
$35.00 Add to cartThis beautifully photographed dessert cookbook is loaded with seasonal recipes that look aspirational but are made achievable with detailed directions and how-to tips and hints to make stunning cookie
- Author: Johnson, Lindsey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1423663616
- Language: English
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It Happened on the Oregon Trail
$16.95 Add to cartIt Happened on the Oregon Trail 2 takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Oregon Trail’s storied past. Including both famous tales, and fa… [more below]
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Wagner, Tricia Martineau
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0762772204
- Language: English
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Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star
$26.95 Add to cartTexas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star is a biography of John B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro, the first well-known cowboy in America. A Confederate scout and spy from Virginia, Jack left for Texas within … [more below]
- Author: Kerns, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493055410
- Language: English
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The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States
$23.95 Read moreThis entirely new edition of a famous classic has glorious new photographs–many never before seen–as well as revised and expanded text that deepens our understanding of the vital role played by Afri… [more below]
- Author: Katz, William Loren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 380
- Publish Date: September 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1682752267
- Language: English
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Into the Sunset: Emmett Dalton and the End of the Dalton Gang
$22.99 Add to cartOn October 5, 1892, the last of the major outlaw gangs of the Old West was destroyed in a gun battle in Coffeyville, a small town in southeastern Kansas. When the smoke cleared, eight men were dead an
- Author: Shaw, Ian W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0700635505
- Language: English
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William Henry Jackson’s Lens: How Yellowstone’s Famous Photographer Captured the American West
$31.95 Read moreWilliam Henry Jackson was an explorer, photographer, and artist. He is also one of those most often overlooked figures of the American West. His larger claim to fame involves his repeated forays into
- Author: McNeese, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1493064738
- Language: English
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Covered Wagon Women, Volume 3: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1851
$18.95 Add to cartThe wagon trains to California greatly decreased in 1851 as reports of deadly cholera on the trail the year before and strikeouts in gold prospecting became known. Those who did go west–about 2,160 m… [more below]
- Series: Covered Wagon Women #3
- Author: Holmes, Kenneth L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 291
- Publish Date: August 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0803272871
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Western USA
$24.99 Add to cartLonely Planet’s Western USA is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cruise down coastal highways, soak up Seattle’s cul
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Ham, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1788684176
- Language: English
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Grit, Not Glamour: Female Farmers, Ranchers, Ropers, and Herders of the American West
$21.95 Add to cartGrit, Not Glamour celebrates the contributions of our foremothers who devoted their lives to farming and ranching related pursuits. Some embraced their roles; others detested the life; often their con
- Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 149306049X
- Language: English
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Fodor’s the Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West: With the Best Scenic Road Trips
$24.99 Read moreCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE:
- Fodor’s produces the only up-to-date print guidebook dedicated to the National Parks of the West
- Guide includes the U.S.’s newest park, White Sands National Park in New Mexico
- Series: Full-Color Travel Guide
- Author: Fodor’s Travel Guides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1640974288
- Language: English
