Finding the Wild West

An Explorer's Guide to History

Mike Cox

From the famed Oregon Trail to the dusty boardwalks of Dodge City to the great trading posts on the Missouri River to the battlefields of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, there are places where visitors can walk in the footsteps of history all over the American West. This illustrated guide will take readers behind the scenes for some of the most legendary moments in history, highlighting the best tours, preserved sites, reconstructions, living history exhibits, and other sites to visit from Kansas to Washington. Travel tips, suggested side tours, and the stories of the Wild West make this volume a valuable book for planning your next trip and an entertaining overview of America’s Wild West history. « less more »

Globe Pequot / TwoDot

Pages: 272 • Trim: 7 x 9

978-1-4930-3428-4 • Paperback • June 2020 • $16.95 • (£10.95)

978-1-4930-3429-1 • eBook • June 2020 • $16.00 • (£10.95) (coming soon)

Subjects: Travel / United States / West / General, History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)

Finding the Wild West

An Explorer's Guide to History

Paperback

Summary

From the famed Oregon Trail to the dusty boardwalks of Dodge City to the great trading posts on the Missouri River to the battlefields of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, there are places where visitors can walk in the footsteps of history all over the American West. This illustrated guide will take readers behind the scenes for some of the most legendary moments in history, highlighting the best tours, preserved sites, reconstructions, living history exhibits, and other sites to visit from Kansas to Washington. Travel tips, suggested side tours, and the stories of the Wild West make this volume a valuable book for planning your next trip and an entertaining overview of America’s Wild West history.

Book Details

Globe Pequot / TwoDot

Pages: 272 • Trim: 7 x 9

978-1-4930-3428-4 • Paperback • June 2020 • $16.95 • (£10.95)

978-1-4930-3429-1 • eBook • June 2020 • $16.00 • (£10.95) (coming soon)

Subjects: Travel / United States / West / General, History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)

Author

Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of numerous Texas-related books and magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.

Finding the Wild West

An Explorer's Guide to History

Mike Cox

Finding the Wild West

An Explorer's Guide to History

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