Jones, Mary Ellen

Uses primary sources to explore controversial issues surrounding the settling of the American frontier.

A critical study of the writings of John Jakes that discusses how he used his novels to portray history and the flaws in American society.

Examines the daily lives of ordinary men and women who decided to seek land, fortune, or a fresh start in the American frontier during the nineteenth century.

Articles present opposing viewpoints on such Columbus-related issues as the motives of the conquistadors, treatment of the Indians, and twentieth-century views of Columbus.