The wild West
Subtitle: how the West was won
By: Bruce Wexler
Series: How the West was won
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781616084370
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life; History
Description: Dusty road shoot outs, roaming buffalo, bar brawls, gold, tragedy, genocide, damsels in distress, and cowboys riding off into the sunset -- the taming of the Western frontier is one of the most colorful and fascinating periods of American history. In this illustrated and comprehensive book, the author brings the ruggedness of the old American West to life. Here the figures of the cowboy, gunslinger, soldier, Pony Express rider, settler, and Native American are introduced and explored through their impact on the settling and assimilation of the region. The century between 1800 and 1900 proved to be the most explosive in terms of change as the West evolved from an untamed territory into an integral part of the country, connected by institutions such as the pioneer trail, the stagecoach, the Pony Express, the railroads, and the telegraph wire.
Table of contents: title: Native Americans in the West; title: Cavalry regiments of the Indian Wars; title: Buffalo soldiers; title: The taming of Texas; title: The wagon train; title: Boomers, Sooners, and moonshiners; title: Sodbusters; title: Western towns; title: Pony Express riders; title: The Transcontinental Railway; title: Wells Fargo.