Although derided by some egghead professors as “Cowboys and Indians, 101,” the Western Americana field of history is, actually, remarkably rich and varied. Take two new books, for example. William R. Goulding’s California Odyssey is edited by Patricia Etter for the Arthur H. Clark Co., while Ho! For Wonderland is edited by Lee H. Whittlesey and Elizabeth A. Watry for the University of New Mexico Press. Both books possess that strong “sense of place” that is held by much of the Ameri


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