Frontier Articles about the American West (also see Magazines and Journals, below)

from the Questia Research Library * American Westward Expansion index * Old West index * US Frontier Letters and Diaries index * Writings of Frederick Jackson Turner * Women of the American Frontier index from The HistoryNet's American History Online Article Archive Articles such as: Andrew Jackson vs the Cherokee Nation, 1831, USA Supreme Court Black Bean Lottery, 1843, Texans in Mexico Buffalo Bill's Skirmish at Warbonnet Creek, 1876, northwestern Nebraska Mapping the Colorado, 1869 Rally against the odds at Fort Lancaster, 1867, Texas from Away.com's The Historic Traveler Topical Archives (requires free registration to go beyond the first list) Articles such as: "From Chimney Rock to Fort Laramie" "Get Out to Dodge" "Merle Builds a Sod House" from The HistoryNet's Aviation History Online Article Archive Back Issues on and/or off line Articles such as: "Aviation Pioneer Glenn Curtiss" "Clyde Cessna and the Birth of a Legend" from The History Net's The Wild West ** Current Article Archive 1902 Gunfight at Spokogee A Lady's Life in the Gold Rush African American Infantrymen in America's West Allensworth: California’s African American Community Annie Oakley Apache Captives' Ordeal Belle Starr Bat Masterson Bat Masterson and the Sweetwater Shootout Big Jim French and the Lincoln County War> Billy the Kid: The Great Escape Buffalo Soldiers in Utah Territory

More from The History Net's The Wild West Butch Cassidy's Surrender Offer Brulé Sioux Chief Spotted Tail Charlie Russell's Last Legacy Cherokee Stand Watie Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle Chief Seattle Chinese Immigrants on America's Western Frontier "The Dodge City War" "Charlie Russell's Last Legacy" "Ex-Slave Mary Fields Felt at Home in Montana" "The Fatal Fetterman Fight" "Fighting the Odds at Platte Bridge" "Frontier Hero Davy Crockett" "Frontiersman Bill Gay" "George Crook: Indian Fighter" "Gunfight at Spokogee" "Hugh Glass' Crawl into Legend" "Indian Tax Rebellion of 1851" "James Marshall, California's Gold Discoverer" "John Forster and California" "John Sutter and California s Indians" "Killer in Deacon's Clothing" "Kit Carson: American Hero" "Klondike Fever" "Lakotas: Feared Fighters of the Plains" "Lakota Noon at the Greasy Grass" "Little Bighorn Coverup" "Marie Dorion & the Astoria Expedition" "The Notorious Fight at Sand Creek" "The Prohibition War: Murder in Sioux City" "Rebellious Warrior Estanislao" "Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition" "Sitting Bull and the Mounties" "Spitting Lead in Leadville: Doc Holliday’s Last Stand" "Tough Times on the Chisholm Trail" "Trailing Louis L'Amour in New Mexico" "The Tule River War" "Wagon Tracks West" "Warriors and Chiefs: Cochise" "Warriors and Chiefs: Stand Watie: Cherokee Chief and Confederate General" "When the Bugle Sounded: Stampede for Oklahoma's Unassigned Lands" "When the James Gang Ruled the Rails" "White Bird Canyon: First Fight of the Nez Perce Flight" "Wild Bill Hickok" "Willie Kennard: Yankee Hill's Black Marshal"

Books about the American West (also see Book Stores * Cook Book Recipes Digital Libraries * On-Line Books, below) The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, by Thomas E. Woods Jr
European author, Karl Friedrich May: English-German dictionary search	Book Lists - the American West
Karl May's Works On-Line (German) Karl May Novels (English) free for personal use Die Jahre 1875-1912 Karl May Stiftung (The Karl May Foundation) The Strange Life and Legacy of Karl May, by Danika Tutush (English) Karl May Gesellschaft: German or English Karl May Works (English) Karl May Verlag (Karl May Press) Karl May & Co. (Karl May on-line magazine) Karl-May-Museum bei Dresden (Karl May Museum at Dresden) Films: Das Karl May Fim Archiv (Karl May Film Archive)	Best American Westerns of the 20th Century: (chosen by Western Writers of America) Can you guess the - Best authors? Best Western TV Miniseries? Best Nonfiction Book? Best Short Story Writer? Best Western Novel? Best Western Film? Best Western Television Series? Frontier and Pioneer Life, Fiction-L author list Wilderness Survival, Fiction-L list Westerns.com	Democracy in America, Tocqueville - Amazon.com	The Latino Wave, by Jorge Ramos - Amazon.com "In his writings, Tocqueville debunked the myth that European immigrants of the time were settling in the frontier wilderness. Of course they weren't. Those newly arrived established themselves primarily along the eastern seaboard, where industries already existed that required their work. Populating the West was a rich man's adventure..." (p38)

Author: Herbert Arthur Krause
Included at the Augustana College (Sioux Falls SD) Center for Western Studies
"The Herbert A. Krause Collection contains the papers of Herbert A. Krause, a long-time professor of English and writer-in-residence at Augustana College. He is also the author of three novels, numerous plays, poems, essays, and reviews. Krause was also an enthusiastic bird watcher and historian. Krause was the principal founder of the Center for Western Studies, and his papers have been in possession of the Center since 1976. His collection consists mainly of correspondence. In addition to the creative writing that he did, he was also a prolific letter writer. The boxes of correspondence are the first place to look for information about Krause's life. The Herbert A. Krause Collection is an excellent resource for anyone researching the works of Krause, Western American Literature, Western Americana, or even ornithology."

Krause, Herbert Arthur , 1905-1976
Born in Fergus Falls, MN. Taught at Augustana College, served as writer in residence. Director of Center for Western Studies. Historical novels reflect midwestern background. Also, nat'l hist. works.

1954, The Oxcart Trail.
1946, The Thresher.
Literary guild selection. Ambitious young farmer wants to lead a threshing crew. Is ultimately overtaken by advancing ag technology.
1939, Wind without Rain.
Bestseller, winner of Friends of American Writers Award. Tragic story of German-American settlers in Fergus Falls area of MN.
1990. Poems and Essays of Herbert Krause.

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Book Reviews
Calamity Jane: La meilleure tireuse de l'Ouest | Western fiction by Florence B. Smith of Overland Park, KS

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Cook Book Recipes:
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Cooking in Kansas, Kansas Heritage | Helen Boltz's Spoon Bread recipe | Dale Don's Bieroch recipe | Apple Fritters recipe
The Perry Home Cook Book, By the Ladies of Perry, KS, 1920