Pines and Plains Libraries

A collection of autobiographical pieces by women of the contemporary West, reflecting on the joys and challenges of rural life and of their responsibilities as ranchers, farmers, teachers, and homemakers.

"The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's documentary television series Legends and Lies: The Real West, a fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know : How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger based on a real lawman--and was he an African American? What amazing detective work led to the capture of Black Bart, the "gentleman bandit" and...

"From the first bloody battles between mountain men and Indians to shootouts between famous gunslingers, this collection cuts to the chase of what draws people to the history and literature of the Wild West. Matthew Mayo, author of Western novels, takes the fifty wildest episodes in the region's history— including John Colter's harrowing escape from the Blackfeet, Hugh Glass's six-week crawl to civilisation after a grizzly attack, Custer's final...

The mountain men were the trappers of the Rocky Mountain fur trade in the years following Lewis and Clark's Expedition of 1804 - 1806. With their bold journeys peaking during the period of 1830 - 1840, they were the first white men to enter the vast wilderness reaches of the Rockies in search of beaver "plews," as the skins were called. They feasted on abundant buffalo, elk, and other game while living the ultimate free-spirited wilderness life -...