The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Old West

Examines the good, the bad and the ugly of the untamed West, with accounts of the earliest North American peoples, the legendary frontiersmen, the homesteaders, the gun fighters and the scouts who have stirred imaginations for over 200 years.

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You're no idiot, of course. You know that Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, ane Belle Star could shoot'em up just as well as Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James, and Buffalo Bill Cody. But when it comes to saddling up and learning the entire history of the Old West, you feel like one tired cowpoke. Don't hang up your spurs just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West presents a vivid panorama of American history, from the earliest settlers to the cowboys' final sunset. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: