Trailing Lewis and Clark

Trailing Lewis and Clark

The Missouri River northwest of Bismarck, North Dakota, is not the same river explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark saw in 1805, even though it has the same name. Much has changed in two centuries. When Lewis and Clark wintered with the Mandans in 1804-05, the...
The Lewis & Clark Trail: Yesterday and Today

The Lewis & Clark Trail: Yesterday and Today

With the flood of Lewis and Clark tomes in the past year, it is quite refreshing to read William Hill’s latest book. As with his previous books, Hill brings his trademark “You are There” style to this unique account of the frontier exploration. Hill’s use of actual...
El Bandito Simpático

El Bandito Simpático

James B. Mills’ major new biography of Billy the Kid, plus a geographic history of Nebraska, an alternate bio of The Kid, a Wild West Western, and an Apache adventure Give or take 8,300 miles be-tween New Mexico, U.S.A., and New South Wales, Australia, and 140 years...