The World of the American West is an innovative collection of original essays that brings the world ... more

In 1876, the United States launched the Great Sioux War without a formal declaration of war by Congr... more

Bullying, gangs, social media, smartphones, reality TV . . . meet the real-life firewall for keeping... more

In 1894, George Isaacs, the penniless black sheep of his family, was running with the worst of the o... more

Owyhee County, Idaho, also known as the "Big Quiet," is the largest and least inhabited area in the ... more

Although the United States is a nation founded by immigrants, Alberto R. Gonzales and David N. Stran... more

Homer Maxey was a war hero, multimillionaire, and pillar of the Lubbock, Texas, community. During th... more

Mary Bennett Love had a physicality exceeded only by her personality. Six feet tall and over 300 pou... more

Few works reveal anything about the role of federal judges in the early twentieth-century American W... more

Few works reveal anything about the role of federal judges in the early twentieth-century American W... more

The period 1870-1958 was revolutionary in the lives of women. Society’s shifting perceptions of wome... more

Michael Ariens proves that no state possesses a richer or more surprising legal history than Texas. ... more

Bakken traces the roots of the mining law and details the way its unintended consequences have shape... more

In the mid-1700s, in the tiny villa of San Fernando de Béxar, on the northern fringes of the Spanish... more

These original essays examine the complex history of the death penalty, focusing on specific geograp... more

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a revolutionary period in the lives of women,... more

From the 1880s until after World War I, Texas prosecutions for adultery, fornication, rape, seductio... more

In 1916, in the tiny West Texas town of Benjamin, a gunman slips into a courtroom and murders the de... more

, Katherine Morris. Contains articles previously only available in other languages, and one previously unpublished paper...... more

Was Descartes a Cartesian Dualist? In this controversial study, Gordon Baker and Katherine J. Morris argue that...... more

This fresh departure from other California history readers offers students a compilation of engaging... more

In this volume, Gordon Morris Bakken traces the distinctive development of western legal history. The contributors...... more

Was Descartes a Cartesian Dualist? In this controversial study, Gordon Baker and Katherine J. Morris argue that...... more

In Practicing Law in Frontier California Gordon Morris Bakken combines collective biography with an analysis of the...... more

Bakken addresses important issues of constitutional history in the context of a seminal period in th... more

This is a thought-provoking exploration of the development of civil law in California from 1850 to 1... more

essential handbook for riders of every skill level. Written by Gordon Wright, acknowledged to be the founding father of American...... more

What was life really like for ordinary people in the Old West? What did they eat, wear, and think? H... more

Owyhee County, Idaho, also known as the "Big Quiet," is the largest and least inhabited area in the ... more

A dramatic response to American racism occurred in Los Angeles during 1855 when eighteen-year-old Fr... more

The American West is rich in lore, cultural roots, and iconic images. The subject of countless movie... more

authors Susan Morris Shaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon explain in this groundbreaking guide, parents who make that assumption...... more

First Published in 2001. This anthology of western history articles emphasizes the New Western Histo... more

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... more

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... more

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... more

Rethinking the significance of the West in American culture, this collection summaizes the debate an... more

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... more