O'Neil, Paul

Portrays the people and times, the drama and danger of the developing frontier in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century United States.

Photographs, text, and essays describe gemstones, their creation, harvest by man, and their current status in the marketplace.

Examines life in the American West as the frontier era ended and describes how the Old West was depicted in literature.

Text and photographs record the early exploits of aviation stuntmen, early speed races, and describes types of aircraft used to race before World War II.