THE AMERICAN WEST Living the Frontier Dream

Hardback. Drawing on letters and diaries the authors look beyond the legendary exploits and romanticised image of the West, to describe the daily life and practical concerns of the pioneer settlers - ordinary people of modest means living lives of astonishing courage. Stories of the hardships and dangers of Kentucky in the 1780s; the lush fields of Oregon in the 1840s; New Mexico in the 1850s; windswept South Dakota in the 1880s. Illus., Epilogue, Bibliog. and Index. 191pp. 4to h/back. With tiny label to fpd o/w F. in F. protected dw. Jacket illus. by Albert Bierstadt. A heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.