Frontier Books

Explore the untamed beginnings of the American West with The Mountain Men: The Dramatic History and Lore of the First Frontiersmen. This compelling book dives into the lives of the rugged trappers and explorers who forged their way through the wilderness...

This detailed history explores Cheyenne’s formative years and tells the broader story of America’s last West. Founded as a railroad boomtown, Cheyenne quickly earned its reputation as a rough and violent “Hell on Wheels,” rising...

Packed with vintage photographs and detailed historical accounts, Sheepwagon: Home on the Range is an essential read for restorers, historians, and anyone interested in Western heritage. This book explores the origins of the sheepwagon and the unique...

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “as resonant today as ever” (The Wall Street Journal)—the settling...

In "No Ordinary Journey," award-winning author Mary Barmeyer O'Brien brings her deep knowledge of women's history and the overland trails to life. Drawing from her extensive experience writing about pioneers, O'Brien takes readers on a compelling...

This New York Times Bestseller is an epic account of Rinker Buck's 2,000-mile journey across the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon with a team of mules. The book is a blend of a cross-country adventure, American history, and a personal saga. It is a...

Here are the real Wyoming stories, set not on Brokeback Mountain but against the Wind River country and the rugged landscape of the oilfields, written by someone who grew up on the land. Robert Roripaugh has gathered his best short stories from a...

Dell Burke was a political and economic influence on the frontier, but it didn't happen overnight. Thrust into poverty by the untimely end of marriage, spirited Dell Burke pursued adventure and wealth. Alaskan gold and Montana copper mines enticed her...

Some of the legendary gunmen of the Old West were lawmen, but more, like Billy the Kid and Jesse James, were outlaws. Tom Horn (1860–1903) was both. Lawman, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw, and assassin, this darkly enigmatic figure has...

Author Bill Betenson grew up hearing family stories around the campfire about his famous uncle Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as the outlaw Butch Cassidy. Betenson has spent decades asking questions about the life and exploits of Butch Cassidy. He...

Author Diana Allen Kouris, a native of Brown’s Park, utilized her personal and family connections, along with years of research, to meticulously and extensively record the fascinating life events of Ann Bassett. Kouris includes...

Experience the raw and rugged life of the early frontier with The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, and Survival. This collection brings together powerful stories of the men who explored and survived the Rocky...

Read and relish some of America's greatest outdoor stories and characters in J.I. Merritt's The Last Buffalo Hunt & Other Stories. The stories in this anthology originally appeared in different publications, such as Field and Stream Magazine,...

True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index.

Soap Suds Row: The Bold Lives of Army Laundresses 1802-1876 By Jennifer J. Lawrence Women have always followed the troops, but military laundresses were the first to be carried on the rolls of the U.S. Army. They traveled and lived alongside the soldiers...

Updated and expanded for its twentieth anniversary—the beloved book that tells the stories of the women who traveled West.In Heart of the Trail Mary Barmeyer O'Brien beautifully captures the triumphs and tribulations of women who crossed the...

Staking Her Claim Women Homesteading the West by Marcia Hensley shares the powerful true stories of frontier women who seized opportunity in the early 1900s by claiming land in the still wild American West. Instead of debating rights, these determined...

Outlaw Tales of Wyoming Book, Second Edition Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Wyoming, Second Edition, with compelling legends of the Cowboy State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle...

Cheyenne Frontier Days BookCFD originated in 1897 after a few individuals conceived a signature event as a way to revive the thrilling incidents and pictures of life in the Old West. Their vision included a celebration that would bring visitors from all...