The history of Westward trails is well documented, often compelling and always adventurous. This book details the unique history of the seldom-discussed Southern Route from Utah to California. In great detail, Edward Leo Lyman covers the route, the towns, the people and their hardships and tragedies, including the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The Utah section of the trail and the Mormon experience is perhaps the best documentation yet. The detailed maps increase the reader’s understan
October 2008
In This Issue:
Western Books & Movies
- Captain Ransom, Texas Ranger
- Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail
- The Overland Journey
- Early Texas Schools
- The Chouteaus: First Family of the Fur Trade
- Painting the Wild Frontier: The Art and Adventures of George Catlin (Children’s Book)
- A Promise To Believe In
- The Pirooters
- Return of the Spirit Rider
- The Story of Benjamin Tyler Henry and His Famed Repeating Rifle
- At Sword’s Point
- The Next Classic Buddy Film
More In This Issue
- Chimney Wells Roundup
- Stutterin’ Across Jimmy Stewart Country
- What’s in the Bag?
- Top Artist on the Taos Society Totem
- Birth of a Breed
- Preservation: Cash for the Nellie Cashman
- Kingsville, Texas
- Buckeye Blake
- Surviving Geronimo’s Raiders
- The Perfect Pair
- America’s Favorite Bone Detective
- Wyatt & Witches & Pixies, Oh My!
- Brothers of Blood
- Following Jack Slade’s Stagecoach Trail
- The Taming of the Artist
- Sioux on the Beach