Tricia Martineau Wagner

Le mot cow-boy évoque des images vives d'hommes blancs robustes sur des chevaux sellés –; des hommes lassant du bétail, montant des taureaux ou brandissant des fusils. Des hommes blancs, selon les canons hollywoodiens. Ce qui manque cruellement à... Lire la suite

The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses—men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts:... Lire la suite

The brave pioneers who made a life on the frontier were not only male—and they were not only white. The story of African-American women in the Old West is one that has largely gone untold--until now. The story of ten African-American women is... Lire la suite

Many of the events that took place along the Oregon Trail are well known--the perils the Applegate family faced as they rafted down the raging Columbia River, the plight of the Donner Party as they found themselves snowbound and starving at Truckee... Lire la suite

From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of the famous “road” to freedom. Read about Peter... Lire la suite