This collection of essays features twelve ""heroes"" from the American West. Schaefer profiles pioneers of the West - the doctors, explorers, and cowboys who settled the challenging landscape and built communities in the Old West. These unsung champions highlight the unglorified work of the West that was achieved without violence and gunslinging. Schaefer shares the lives of Grizzly Adams, George A. Ruston, John ""Snowshoe"" Thompson, John Phillips, Washakie, John S. Chisum, Thomas J. Smith, Valentine T. McGillycuddy, Charles Fox Gardiner, and Elfego Baca. Western enthusiasts and history buffs will welcome the refreshing biographies of the men found in this volume.
- ISBN10 1556110332
- ISBN13 9781556110337
- Publish Date 27 May 1987 (first published May 1966)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Plume Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 378
- Language English