About the Author

Ray A. Billington served as the first president of the Western History Association and was a teacher of history for many years. He was the author of a number of other works, including Frederick Jackson Turner, Allan Navins on History, America's Frontier Story, and Westward Expansion.

Reviews

... [contains] crystal clear organization, dramatic and exciting style, the phrase worth repeating, the bold and sweeping interpretation, and most important, the text that is a joy to read. - from the foreword.