Empires, Nations, and Families: A New History of the North American West, 1800-1860

“Ingenious. A magnificent scholarly achievement. A sweeping new narrative account of [western] history. A book to ponder and plunder.”
—Virginia Scharff, Western Quarterly Review

“Not only well researched and presented but instantly absorbing.”
—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 is an epic work of American History that fills in the blanks on the map ...