Lost Frontier - Momentous Moments in the Old West You May Have Missed

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old West goes beyond the tales everyone knows of the OK Corral and the Dead Man’s Hand to focus on the gunfights, massacres, and daring deeds that are the stars of local historians but not featured in general histories of the old west. These events, while less well known, offer new territory for the Wild West buff to explore. Each chapter in this book tells a story that deserves to be remembered—either because of its importance, its intrigue, or just because it’s interesting. From cowboys and Indians to explorers and electricity to warfare and gunfights to royalty and rogues, the stories here cover a frontier West your education may have missed.

About the author

 Rod Miller is author of three books of history (Go West: The Risk & The Reward; Massacre at Bear River: First, Worst, Forgotten; John Muir: Magnificent Tramp) and contributed several articles for The Settlement of America: Encyclopedia of Westward Expansion. He is also author of three novels, two books of poetry, and numerous essays, magazine articles, and book reviews. He is winner of two Western Writers of America Spur Awards and the Westerners International Poetry Award, along with other awards and recognition as a writer. 

Product details

• Authors: Rod Miller, Miller Rod
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2014
• EAN: 9781493007356
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-0735-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, USA Westen, History of the Americas, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, western frontier, Old West, Utah territory, frontiersman