Pre-WWII Los Angeles is the stuff of legend. Yet, somehow, this fascinating story of gambling and corruption has not yet been told. Fortunately,...
The Gambler and the Bug boy
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Frontier Justice in the Wild West
If you have a taste for the gruesome side of frontier life, then this is the book for you. From 1854 to 1910, more than 1,000 men and two women were...
Indian war veterans
As an ex-WWII private first class, I applaud Greene’s editing of these memoirs. Greene shoots down the commonly-held belief that Indian War soldiers...
True tales of the Prairies & Plains
David Dary has gathered an entertaining and disparate collection of stories under the geographical theme of the Plains. Divided into five thematic...
For the Love of a Horse
These true tales begin with Evans’ first horse, Cricket, a $10 steel bay that accompanied Evans across the Texas plain in search of rabbits. Among...
Legacy of the Tetons: Homesteading in Jackson Hole
In the story of Mormon Row near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, all of the classic Western settlers’ tribulations played havoc on the May and Moulton...
Seven Trails West
If a student of the exploration and expansion of the American West were to have only one book to cover it all, this big volume would be the one to...
The Cherokee Trail of Tears
Duane King expertly recounts this tragic tale with historic maps, diaries, military accounts and oral traditions. What he does best, however, is...
The Flintlock: Its Origin, Development, and Use
The flintlock reigned supreme for 200 years, making it the longest used form of firearms ignition in history. Originally published in Sweden in...
Atascocita Gold
Two happily unemployed cowpokes are unfairly arrested after a card game inside a Kansas saloon. Given the choice between jail or helping an old man...
Blood Trail to Kansas
Peeking under the batwings of the Four Bits Saloon, tomboy Joey Shea is sure she has found the right man to help her strapped father Ted Shea....
The English Horses
This 1800s New Mexico Territory range war tale includes barbed wire, rustlers, mustangers, rape, child abuse and unrequited love. The novel is...