‘American Civil War in the West’ Series Begins at OldWestNewWest.Com eZine; Missouri’s Battle Of Wilson’s Creek Kicks Off Features
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Cheyenne, WY. July 2, 2007 -- OldWestNewWest.Com, the Internet eZine that reports on how the New West is keeping alive Old West traditions (www.oldwestnewwest.com), begins this month an ongoing series of features exploring how the American Civil War reached into the West, and where today’s Western fans can go to experience this less well known part of American history.
“To some, America’s Civil War and the settling of the American West seem two totally unrelated parts of American history,” said Mike Harris, publisher.
“The Civil War, however, did reach into the American West, including Union-Confederate battles and skirmishes in today’s states of Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, Confederate designs on California gold and Nevada silver, the Union’s reinforcement of San Francisco’s Presidio and Fort Point, the establishment of the Drum Barracks near Los Angeles, and even the creation of a small federal garrison on Santa Catalina Island,” Harris added.
With the July issue, OldWestNewWest.Com begins its ‘American Civil War in the West’ series with a look at the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield near Springfield, Mo. Wilson’s Creek was the second major battle of the Civil War and the first major battle in the West.
“OldWestNewWest.Com is becoming recognized as the Internet eZine to go to where you can find stories about how Westerners are celebrating the Old West through festivals, poetry, music, food and storytelling,” Harris said. “With this new series, we wanted to focus on an important aspect of the West, how the American Civil War moved westward beyond the Mississippi River, and share those stories with our readers.”
About OldWestNewWest.Com
OldWestNewWest.Com, the Internet eZine that showcases how the New West celebrates America’s Old West, is published by Cheyenne, Wyoming-based La Frontera Publishing, publisher of historic fiction and non-fiction books about the American West. Its Web site can be found at www.lafronterapublishing.com and reached at (307) 778-4752. LFP’s eZine, OldWestNewWest.Com, can be found at www.oldwestnewwest.com
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La Frontera Publishing Launches OldWestNewWest.Com,
New eZine Dedicated To Showcasing Old West Festivals, New West Fun
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CHEYENNE, Wyo., (PRWeb) April 5, 2007 — La Frontera Publishing announced today the launch of OldWestNewWest.Com (www.oldwestnewwest.com), a new eZine dedicated to showcasing the New West; those festivals, museums, old-town centers, restaurants, artisans and authors who are keeping alive the spirit of the Old West.
“OldWestNewWest.Com is a place on the Internet where fans of the Old West can discover how our Western heritage is being kept alive through events, food, art, song and storytelling,” said Mike Harris, publisher for La Frontera Publishing (www.lafronterapublishing.com).
“We created OldWestNewWest.Com because we see a renewed interest in the history and legends of America’s Old West, and in the men and women pioneers who blazed the trails, built the towns and created a way of life matched by no other nation,” he added. “Our eZine will show you where to go to enjoy the West.”
The April edition of OldWestNewWest.Com features two major events happening later this month: The 24th annual Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, NM, and the 14th annual City of Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival in Southern California.
Additionally, the April edition of OldWestNewWest.Com includes stories on Barelas Coffee House, one of New Mexico’s very popular Mexican food restaurants, and how one author, Candy Moulton, battled the National Park Service to help preserve an important part of Old West history.
Future editions of OldWestNewWest.Com will include reports on the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering in Wyoming in July, the rich heritage of Olvera Street in Los Angeles, the history behind the Adams Museum & House in Deadwood, SD, and eating prime rib at Buffalo Bill’s Irma Hotel in Cody, WY.
“If you’re a fan of the Old West, and want to celebrate our Western culture, come visit OldWestNewWest.Com,” Harris said. “We’ll feature where to go, and what to do when you get there.”
About La Frontera Publishing
Cheyenne, Wyoming-based La Frontera Publishing publishes historic fiction and non-fiction books about the American West. Its Web site can be found at www.lafronterapublishing.com and reached at (307) 778-4752. LFP’s eZine, OldWestNewWest.Com, can be found at www.oldwestnewwest.com
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La Frontera Publishing Announces September Release for "Ride the Trail of Death,"
New Western Novel Set in 1870s Deadwood
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CHEYENNE, WY (PRWeb) February 26, 2007 — La Frontera Publishing announced today that in September it will release "Ride the Trail of Death," a Western novel written by Kenneth L. Kieser, which will be made available through the University of New Mexico Press (www.unmpress.com)in its Fall 2007 catalog.
Set in Deadwood during the Black Hills Gold Rush period of the late 1870s, the historically-accurate novel includes many real-life characters from that time, including Deadwood Sheriff Seth Bullock and saloon owner Al Swearingen.
"Ride the Trail of Death" is a story of a family torn apart by the brutality of the West as it tries to relocate between Custer and Deadwood. The main character is Birch Rose, an 18-year-old boy who seeks revenge for his murdered parents and two younger brothers lost in the woods, presumably killed by Indians or animals.
Faced with being alone, Birch deals with sorrow, despair, anger, and a consuming desire for revenge. He becomes a Deadwood deputy sheriff and one of the fastest gunmen in the Dakota Territory. In the end, Birch confronts his family's killers, but finds his lust for vengeance is hollow. Reunited with his younger brothers, Birch comes to terms with life and reaches his own personal redemption.
"While this is his first novel, Kenneth L. Kieser is a veteran journalist and writer," said Mike Harris, publisher of La Frontera Publishing. "Kieser's name is known to many readers of outdoors publications, and his outdoors column appears in several newspapers and magazines. The Kansas City-area writer's feature articles also can be found on several outdoors Web sites. We are pleased to help him bring out his first historical fiction novel."
About La Frontera Publishing
Cheyenne, Wyoming-based La Frontera Publishing publishes historic fiction and non-fiction books about the American West. Its Web site can be found at www.lafronterapublishing.com and reached at (307) 778-4752.
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150th Anniversary Observed Of One Of America’s Most Remarkable Stories
Of Old West Survival, Courage And Determination
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CHEYENNE, WY (PRWeb) Nov. 6, 2006 — The 150th anniversary was observed last Thursday of one of the most remarkable stories of courage and determination in American history when the starving and near-frozen survivors of the 500-member Willie Handcart Company walked into Fort Bridger, Wyo., on Nov. 2, 1856, said Mike Harris, publisher of La Frontera Publishing.
As many as 67 members of the company died from freezing, starvation and illness, while others suffered frost bite to their faces, hands and feet, exhaustion from walking through snow drifts and over frozen mountainous terrain, and faced the specter of death due to no food or water.
The story of survival is detailed in the revised, second edition of Candy Moulton’s book “Legacy of the Tetons,” published by La Frontera Publishing www.lafronterapublishing.com and distributed by the University of New Mexico Press www.unmpress.com. In particular, Moulton shares the experiences of her husband’s family members, Thomas and Sarah Moulton, and their eight children, who all survived the deadly trek.
“The hardships endured by the Moulton family and others in the Mormon handcart companies of 1856 were the most severe of any faced during the western migration,” said Moulton, a Western history author of 11 books and winner of the Spur Award. “Along with the deaths in the Willie Handcart Company, an additional 135 to 150 members of the Edward Martin Handcart Company that was several days behind the Willie Company perished from freezing and starvation.”
When the Willie Company arrived at Fort Bridger they found 50 wagon teams sent from the settlements north and south of Salt Lake to haul them the remainder of the way. Some people defiantly continued to walk and eventually dragged their battered handcarts into Salt Lake in late November, Moulton said.
Finally, at about noon Nov. 9, 1856, the wagons that were filled with starving handcart immigrants stopped in front of the old tithing office in Salt Lake City, thus ending their long 1,300-mile march from Iowa City, Iowa.
“That these immigrants persevered through incredible personal hardship and loss of family members to not only survive but live to build their dreams is an incredible story relevant to today’s America,” said Mike Harris, Publisher of La Frontera Publishing. “It’s fitting that we should mark the sesquicentennial of their journey.”
“Legacy of the Tetons” second edition is published as a paperback (6 x 9, 192 pages, 64 halftones, index, $18.95). It will be available in the University of New Mexico Press’ Spring 2007 catalog. For further information on ordering “Legacy of the Tetons” visit the UNM Press’ Web site at www.unmpress.com or call (505) 272-7777 or (800) 249-7737.
About La Frontera Publishing
Cheyenne, Wyoming-based La Frontera Publishing publishes historic fiction and non-fiction books about the American West. It’s Web site can be found at www.lafronterapublishing.com and reached at (307) 778-4752.
Note to editors: Interviews of Candy Moulton about her book are available by contacting La Frontera Publishing.
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University of New Mexico Press to Distribute Revised Second Edition
of Candy Moulton’s Book “Legacy of the Tetons”
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CHEYENNE, WY (PRWeb) Sept. 11, 2006 — La Frontera Publishing announced today that the University of New Mexico Press will be the distributor for the revised second edition of Candy Moulton’s book “Legacy of the Tetons,” to be released by La Frontera Publishing in Spring 2007.
This re-edited second edition of “Legacy of the Tetons” with new material is an historic account of the men, women and children who battled the land and the elements to homestead in and around Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the Grand Tetons during the 1800s and early 1900s, and the struggle they faced to make a community. It includes a special section on the Mormon Handcart Migration and a look at the historic settlement known as Mormon Row.
“We are excited that the University of New Mexico Press, one of the nation’s leading distributors of Western historical books, has agreed to help us bring Candy’s book to the marketplace,” said Mike Harris, publisher for La Frontera Publishing. “It is a classic American tale of pioneering spirit and courage.”
“Legacy of the Tetons” second edition will be published as a paperback (6 x 9, 192 pages, 64 halftones, index, $18.95). It will be available in the University of New Mexico Press’ Spring 2007 catalog. For further information on ordering “Legacy of the Tetons” visit the UNM Press’ Web site at www.unmpress.com or call (505) 272-7777 or (800) 249-7737.
“Candy Moulton is one of our nation’s leading Western writers, having written or co-written 11 Western history books, and is a winner of the prestigious Spur Award,” said Luther Wilson, director of the University of New Mexico Press. “We are pleased to be involved in the project and to help bring her account of these remarkable people to today’s readers.”
About La Frontera Publishing
Cheyenne, Wyoming-based La Frontera Publishing publishes historic fiction and non-fiction books about the American West. It’s Web site can be found at www.lafronterapublishing.com and reached at (307) 778-4752.
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