Western History
A road guide to Nebraska. It is a
collection of historical stories ranging
from the earliest native inhabitants of
the region to the development of
Omaha and even Husker football.
Arranged in five sections: Lewis and
Clark Country, River Country, Oregon
Trail Country, Sandhills Country, and
Panhandle Country, the book has
tales of sod home settlers, rustlers,
train robbers, farmers and
Company, Box 2399, Dept. CM, Missoula, MT 59806.
Tel. 1-800-234-5308. ISBN: 0-87842-347-8 ($18 paper),
ISBN: 0-87842-348-6 ($30 cloth).
from 1800 to 1900
This is a companion volume to
Everyday Life in the Wild West and
concentrates solely on American
Indians, providing details about food,
clothing, and tribal society.
(ISBN 0-89879-996-1,
paperback, $16.99)
What others say:
"One of our most valuable references on the American
Indian"
--Don Coldsmith, author of The Long Journey
Home.
"This impressive guide is a storehouse of information
for anyone wishing to write about American Indians."
--D.L. Birchfield, general editor, Encyclopedia of North
American Indians.
"When I have a research question that no one else
can answer, I ask Candy Moulton. She has done
historical novelists and historians, both amateur
and professional, a tremendous service."
--Lucia St. Clair Robson, author of Ride the Wind
and Fearless: A Novel of Sarah Bowman.
the Wild West from 1840 to 1900
Writers of romance, historical
fiction, nonfiction and westerns
will find it easier to get the details
correct about life in the West during
the period 1840-1900 with a copy
of this book, published by Writer's
Digest Books and now available
from Lightning Source.
You'll learn about the terrain, vegetation, wildlife,
weather, and natural disasters of the period. The
development of Western states, including
descriptions of Native American societies and how
the settlement of the West affected them. There is
information about western battles from the Mormon
War to the struggles with Mexico and Native
Americans--including what it was like to be a
soldier. You will also discover the qualities of
everyday lives in the West, including the clothing,
food, drink, homes and workplaces, and such
aspects of Wild West society as marriage,
family, birth, death, and medical care. I've
included timelines, photographs, maps and
reprints of newspaper articles from the period
to help you get your facts straight and bring
your historical stories to life.
Candy Moulton Titles:
Wyoming History . Fiction . Western History
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