Fowler Public Library

Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a 40-year war over territory, in a story that begins with the kidnapping of a white girl, who grew up to marry a Comanche chief and have a son, Quanah, who became a great warrior.

Robert LeRoy Parker, born in the 1880s in Utah, is better known by his alias, Butch Cassidy. His restless and acquisitive nature led him into a early life of crime. Separates mythology from actual events, bringing the story of Butch Cassidy up to date with all the most recent discoveries

An account of murderous aggression and retribution that forms one of the great dramas of Western history.

Explains the hazardous challenges of daily pioneer life, such as finding the food, water, and fuel that people needed to survive.

"Long out of print, this study of western mining is now available with three new chapters by Elliott West. When originally published in 1963, Professor Paul's book offered the first comprehensive view of western mining as an integral part of the settlement process. In his supplemental chapters, Professor West presents a social history of mining camps - encompassing discussions of gender, class, race, labor, and the environment. The combined scholarship...

"An epic account of the Old West and a vivid portrait of the outsized life of cowboy, detective, and chronicler Charlie Siringo. No figure in the Old West lived or influenced its legacy more fully than Charlie Siringo. Born in Matagorda, Texas, in 1855, Charlie went on his first cattle drive at age 11 and spent two decades living his boyhood dream as a cowboy. As the dangerous, lucrative "beeves" business boomed, Siringo drove longhorn steers north...

"In 1865, Goldie O'Neill was nine years of age when she trekked across the unclaimed American West with her family to form their own Irish catholic Colony. Their new community had dreams of self-governance and prosperity far removed from the anti-Irish sentiment and prejudice of the ruling classes. They soon learned about the extremes of the American West and the ongoing Indian war. A year after their arrival, Goldie blames herself for her sister's...

Instead of talking about women's rights, these frontier women grabbed the opportunity to become landowners by homesteading in the still wild west of the early 1900s. Here they tell their stories in their own words -- through letters and articles of the time -- of adventure, independence, foolhardiness, failure, success, and freedom. - Publisher.

KUED journeys from Utah and Wyoming to Argentina and Bolivia to uncover the real story of the West's most famous outlaw. The documentary film sheds new light on one of the greatest mysteries of the American West, made famous in the Paul Newman-Robert Redford movie, "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid."--Container.