The Meek Cutoff is perhaps the most infamous of all Oregon Trail branches. In 1845, following mountain man Stephen Meek, settlers in over 200 wagons took a more direct route across Oregon's High Deser
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressDuring the decades from 1820 to 1870, the American frontier expanded two thousand miles across the trans-Mississippi West. In Texas the
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressWriter Alan Minskoff and photographer Paul Hosefros took to the back roads of Idaho for fifteen months, interviewing and photographing m
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho PressImprisoned in Paradise exposes the United States’s little-known World War II rendition of Japanese Latin Americans, inc
Hill, the author of several books on western trails, recounts the story of the Pony Express and its 2,000 mile route from Missouri to California. He describes the route's history from before its found
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressBecause a man's status in his tribe was based on deeds in combat, Crow history revolves around stories of intertribal warfare. During th
Located on the most convenient east-west routes, Nebraska has been the scene of some of the most significant clashes in Western history. This work identifies, locates, and describes battles large and
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressCaptivity narratives have been a standard genre of writings about Native Americans of the East for several centuries. Until now, the Wes
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Idaho’s backcountry wilderness is renowned for its stark beauty. Remarkably, some of the state’s most beautiful sites are easily access
Garet Garrett (1878-1954) was an American journalist whose critiques of the New Deal and of the foreign policy commitments of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman retain significant influence among sec
Miller is a freelance writer and lifelong student of the culture and history of the Western US. Here, he describes the US Army's massacre of 250 Shoshone natives at Bear River (near the current border
Folklorist Attebery (formerly English, the College of Idaho, Caldwell) tells the story of the self-made Idahoan, how he made his fortune in potatoes, his fervent patriotism, and his family's plans for
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressThis book includes 368 pages of maps, photographs and technical data on the history of railroading in California. There are detailed rep
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressFed by the purest water from a natural spring near Sun Valley Idaho, Silver Creek has become a destination for the serious fly fisherman
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressThis 352-page, triple indexed reference book covers nearly 500 names in the two north Pacific coast states. All known common carrier ste
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho PressHistorian Carlos A. Schwantes studies the forces that shaped the history of the labor movement on either side of the fo
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressThis book features information and travel directions for sixty of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps. There is an informal history
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressThis book combines a collection of the most compelling and beautiful photographs ever made of early Idaho people, places and events with
