Wyoming : Courage in a Lonesome Land

This 7 1/2"x 10 1/2" hardback book is a Centennial Edition celebrating 100 years of Wyoming statehood. The cover is a full-color wrap-around painting of an 1869 train & buffalo, done by Wyoming artist Keith Fay as a centennial painting. The authors are both school teachers & award-winning writers for their previous works. Although written for a young audience, the book has been acclaimed for readers of all ages. There are more than 200 pages, twenty chapters, & over 150 photographs, maps, & original drawings. The reader moves from the Ice Age through exploration, fur trappers & Indians, pioneers, railroad building, lawmen & outlaws, mining, oil booms, & spectacular growth in recent years into the Centennial Year of 1990. In addition to the chronolgy of history, every chapter includes a story, play, letters, or news articles which recreate for the reader the excitement & heartaches experienced by Wyomingites. The book is printed in large, easily-read type & the pages are beautifully designed.Adams, Randy L. is the author of 'Wyoming : Courage in a Lonesome Land', published 1990 under ISBN 9780685692240 and ISBN 0685692248.