"Ingenious. A magnificent scholarly achievement. A sweeping new narrative account of western] history. A book to ponder and plunder." "Not only well researched and presented but instantly absorbing."
--Virginia Scharff, Western Quarterly Review
--Adrienne Caughfield, Journal of American History
Pulitzer Prize nominee and winner of the Bancroft Prize--historical writing's most prestigious award--Empires, Nations, and Families...