First published 2017
The American West exploded with chaos between 1865 and 1895. Territories stretching beyond the Mississippi River operated without effective law or order. Cowboys drove cattle across vast ranges while gunslingers settled disputes with bullets. American Indians fought to protect their ancestral lands as waves of pioneers pushed westward seeking new lives. Prospectors scrambled for gold and silver in remote mountain camps. Lawmen struggled to bring order to boom towns that sprouted overnight around mining claims and railroad stops. Janet B. Pascal captures this turbulent era when the frontier remained wild and dangerous. She shows how different groups of people collided in a landscape that offered both opportunity and peril. The book reveals what daily life looked like during these three decades that defined the American frontier experience.
Genres: history, 20th-century, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: adventure, historical-fiction
Setting: American West, Mississippi River
Period: 1865-1895
112 pages · Library Binding · Penguin Workshop