Including gunslingers, bank robbers, cowboys, presidents, soldiers and Native Americans, Almanac explores the opening of the West, snippets of daily pioneer life, Native American conflicts and notorious Wild West escapades. Biographies paints a fascinating picture through the eventful accounts of approximately 25 people who lived in these interesting times. Primary Sources presents the perspective of pioneers, cowboys, explorers and soldiers with 20 personal accounts written in journals, autobiographies, letters and more.