A popular writer of the early 1900s, Foote would gain fame much later, in 1979, when Mary Ellen Williams-Walsh exposed Wallace Stegner’s liberal...
Social Class in the Writings
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Linda Wommack
Agnes Lake Hickok
In this first biography of Agnes Lake, the woman finally steps out of the shadows of her famous husband Wild Bill Hickok. Working through Agnes’s...
Full-Court Quest (Nonfiction)
An absolutely stunning photo appears on page 357. It is a 1908 photo of graduate Emma Sansavor, a player for the 1904 world champion basketball team...
Mormonism’s Last Colonizer (Nonfiction)
The author, a descendant of Mormon leader William H. Smart, by his own admission, gives an honest and detailed account of the ardent leader. Through...
Big Sycamore Stands Alone (Nonfiction)
This tome offers a thorough treatment of the history and culture of Arizona’s Aravaipa Canyon and its people, the Western Apaches. Comprehensive...
Music of the Alamo (Nonfiction)
The authors claim this book contains the only complete list of songs surrounding all aspects of the Alamo. I wouldn’t know, but as I read this...
Staking Her Claim (Nonfiction)
Homesteading on the wind blown prairies of the West was no picnic for anyone, let alone single women. In this book, Hensley masterfully weaves...
The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890 (Nonfiction)
The “mystery” of the ghost dance has been written about for many years. Finally, thanks to impressive research by Andersson, the “mystery” has been...
Uncle Ernie’s Guide to Old Time Rodeo (Nonfiction)
The typesetting is quirky, the illustrations are cartoonish and yet this book is a hoot! A brief history of rodeo events, including bulldogging,...
A Remarkable Curiosity (Nonfiction)
One of the most famous journalists of his day, Amos Jay Cummings wrote firsthand accounts of the Westward movement in 1873. A Forrest Gump of the...
Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist (Nonfiction)
I don’t know know which I admire more: the woman’s incredible artistic talent, or her amazing life story. Through the author’s research, it’s fair...
Frontier Teachers (Nonfiction)
Teachers were the female trailblazers of the West, yet they often are overlooked. Thanks to Chris Enss, who once again breaks new ground in the...