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Tables of Contents for What They Didn't Teach You About the Wild West
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Chronology
ix
Introduction
xv
Acknowledgments
xviii
When the East Was West: Sunrise to Sunset
1
43
The Cowboys: Making the Wild West Wild, Part One
44
21
Trails West: Head 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out
65
26
The Cattle Barons: Making the Wild West Wild, Part Two
91
17
Westward Ho! Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beerholder
108
31
Settlers and Celestials: Those Who Toiled, Those Who Wept
139
31
The Railroads: Iron Horse and Pony Express
170
31
The Native Americans: Warriors of the West
201
47
America's Black West: Buffalo Soldiers and Maroons
248
16
Gold Fever: When the World Rushed In
264
11
Heroes, Heroines, and Myths: The Stuff of Dreams
275
17
Wyatt Earp and Friends: Shootouts and Stickups
292
23
Trail's End: The Sun Slowly Sets
315
35
Epilogue: Personal Thoughts on the Wild West
350
3
Bibliography
353
12
Index
365