What Made the Wild West Wild
- ISBN-10
- 1598450166
- ISBN-13
- 9781598450163
- Category
- West (U.S.)
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- MyReportLinks.com Books
- Authors
- Wim Coleman, Pat Perrin
Description
Relates how life on the western frontier became transformed into the legendary "Wild West" through the sensationalized adventures of pioneers, mountain men, cowboys, outlaws, and lawmen.
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