Frontier Ways : Sketches of Life in the Old West.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Edward Everett.

Series:

Personal Narratives of the West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life.

West (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: University of Texas Press, 1959.

Summary:

Edward Everett Dale's 'Frontier Ways: Sketches of Life in the Old West' provides a comprehensive look at the lives of pioneer settlers in the American West. Compiled from various articles published in historical journals, the book captures the transformation and adaptation of settlers as they moved from wooded areas to the prairies. It explores topics such as frontier culture, cowboy life, and social changes, highlighting the shift in skills, traditions, and daily practices required to survive in a new environment. The book is a valuable resource for historians and readers interested in American history, offering insights into the cultural and social dynamics of the frontier era. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Preface

Contents

Foreword

I. The Romance of the Range

II. Cowboy Cookery

III. American Frontier Culture

IV. From Log Cabin to Sod House

V. Wood and Water: Twin Problems of the Prairie Plains …

VI. Food of the Frontier

VII. The Social Homesteader

VIII. Teaching on the Prairie Plains,: 1890–1900

IX. The Frontier Literary Society

X. Frontier Medical Practices

XI. The Old-Time Religion

XII. Old Navajoe: A Typical Frontier Town

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Other Format:

Print version: Dale, Edward Everett Frontier Ways

ISBN:

9780292763265

OCLC:

1303085183