"A collection of stories by the former books editor at Oprah.com about women and girls living the frontier Alaskan lives we associate with men"-- Newman's stories turn a spotlight on women struggling in Alaska, facing not just grizzly bears and charging moose, but the psychological complexities of love and family. From Anchorage to the remote, unsettled wilderness, her stories reinvent what we think about the American frontier-- and what we believe...

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work My Antonia, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

"Marybeth and Edward are compelled by their circumstances to marry as they trek west to the newly formed railroad town of Cheyenne. But life in Cheyenne is fraught with danger, and they find that they need each other more than ever. Despite the trials they face, will happiness await them in this arrangement of convenience?"--

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

"In the 1870s, a Black family undertakes a perilous wagon journey westward for a tenuous shot at freedom in Nebraska"--

Hondo Lane, a cavalry rider, becomes the designated protector of Angie Lowe and her son, Johnny. Angie, who is waiting for the return of her brutish husband, refuses to leave their homestead despite the growing dangers from nearby warring Native American tribes. Angie's feelings begin to grow for Hondo, but she has no idea that her husband is dead and Hondo is the one who killed him. Special features: introduction by Leonard Maltin, commentary, featurettes,...