The Old West

Provides an interesting portrait or early logging in the west. Many pictures and stories provide a history of the people and their work.

Examines the lives of miners in the early West, with discussions of working conditions and life in the mining camps.

Text and illustrations present a portrait of the industrious women who helped settle the West.

Portrays the people and times, the drama and danger of the developing frontier in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century United States.

Portrays the people and times, the drama and danger of the developing frontier in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century United States.

Examines life in the American West as the frontier era ended and describes how the Old West was depicted in literature.

Describes in texts and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.

Illustrated chronicles of Indian life, culture, rituals, confrontations with the white man, etc. on the Western frontier.

A pictorial history of Alaska, from its purchase by the United States in 1867 through 1912, chronicling the exploration of the wilderness, the discovery of gold, and the development of the whaling, fishing, and fur industries.

"This volume ' examines the role of gamabling on the American fronter: among the Indians, on the rivers, in the mining camps, and in the boom towns ... The book is packed with interesting anecdotes, and covers the race track and boxing ring, lotteries and steamboat racing, as well as all of the traditional card and table games. The text is arresting with well-placed illustrations.'" Libr J.

Photographs-and-text survey of all aspects of the life and history of the American cowboy during the late 19th century.