Lost Trails Forgotten Tales of the Weird West |
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Editor:
| Ward, Cynthia |
Author:
| Alcalá, Kathleen Berman, Steve Caethe, Vivian Comer, J. Cupp, Scott Davis, Milton Erdelac, Ed Files, Gemma Ch. Garcia, Rudy Hightshoe, Carol Hogan, Ernest Kornher-Stace, Nicole Kritzer, Naomi Givens Kurtz, Nicole McFarland Kyle, Rebecca Liu, Ken McDonnell, Carole Nogha, Misha Webb, Don Wilkins, Connie Wodzinski, Beth |
ISBN: | 978-1-942450-03-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
Publisher: | WolfSinger Publications
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $5.95 |
Book Description:
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Ah, the "Western frontier"!We learned all about it as children. We learned it was full of brave white American pioneer men killing the native inhabitants, who didn't realize the land they'd occupied for millennia belonged to the newcomers.We learned it was full of heroic white American gunmen shooting each other in high noon standoffs. Those few characters who didn't fit the above roles were generally helpless Mexican peasants; treacherous Mexican bandits; or the occasional rancher's...
More DescriptionAh, the "Western frontier"!We learned all about it as children. We learned it was full of brave white American pioneer men killing the native inhabitants, who didn't realize the land they'd occupied for millennia belonged to the newcomers.We learned it was full of heroic white American gunmen shooting each other in high noon standoffs. Those few characters who didn't fit the above roles were generally helpless Mexican peasants; treacherous Mexican bandits; or the occasional rancher's wife, school marm, or prostitute.Omitted from the history lessons and the movies and TV shows were--the whole wide world. Well pull up a seat next to the fire and we'll tell you those stories--follow the Lost Trails of those who were omitted as they tell us their stories of the Weird West.