The Passing of the Frontier - Illustrated: A Chronicle of the Old West

by Emerson Hough

Overview

The Passing of the Frontier is a non-fiction chronicle of the Old West, including cattle trails, the range, mines, Indian wars and homesteaders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951766337
Publisher:	Wise Owl Books
Publication date:	04/01/2023
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. Hough was born in Newton, Iowa on June 28, 1857. He was in Newton High School's first graduating class of three in 1875. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1880 and later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1882. His first article, "Far from the Madding Crowd," was published in Forest and Stream in 1882.