Risk. a. Skin. for. a. Skin. Some lived into their late seventies, dying in bed with a roof over their heads; others met their end on the arid and inhospitable high plains in the very bloom of life. They all belonged to the exclusive ...
From its earliest colonial days, America's attention has been turned firmly to the West: a land of hope and opportunity.
Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book contains paintings, photography, etchings and lithographs to provide a fascinating image of the US and North America in the 19th century.
Visions of the American West
Offering more than a fresh retelling, in thoroughly human terms, of the major historical events of the nineteenth-century West, Gerald Kreyche also leads the reader in a search for the spirit of the West itself.