Luchetti, Cathy

Examines the lives of men who chose to make their lives in the American frontier, drawing from letters, diaries, and memoirs to illuminate the experiences of homesteaders, outlaws and lawmen, farmers, doctors, Native Americans and others who experienced the challenges of pioneer life.

Uses letters, diaries, journals, and photographs to journey into the lives of the families who populated the pioneer West, from black Exodusters and Asian immigrants to Native Americans.

Biographies of women who pioneered the American West that includes their personal letters and over 150 historic photographs.