This essential primer describes the lives of some brave women who became known during the western expansion in nineteenth century America.

This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation’s expansion into the Great West was directly linked to

Wild West Women features the true stories of the pioneering wives, mothers, daughters, teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who shaped the frontier and

A riveting history of the American West told for the first time through the pioneering women who used the challenges of migration and settlement as opportunitie

An Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People Using journal entries, letters home, and song lyrics, the women of the West speak for themselves in these