CR 1974, this is the 2nd printing, 288 pages with index. Dust jacket has bad tears and is curling. Brown covers with gold lettering on spine. All good+. 6 maps, color and black & white illustrations. The narrative which f ollows is the story of the West told through the experiences of a few representative Westerners from the 16th Century to the 20th Century. Some are famous, some aren't; but they are typical of the Westerners who contributed to the Western past. Western Americana, history, americana, western frontier, pioneers, lawmen, cowboys, outlaws, settlers.