Looks at the lives of the homebound wives of Western pioneers

An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and gri

"Examines in rich detail the daily lives of pioneer women". -- Journal of American History. "Anyone interested in women's history and western history will want

Examining four centuries of Midwestern women's history, contributors discuss ways these women's lives both resemble and differ from those of women of other regi

After completing a near fatal spy mission for the Confederacy, Robin Heatherton flees with her five-year-old son into the untamed reaches of Colorado Territory,