“Takes the genre to new frontiers.” —The Boston Herald

“This is not simply an excellent collection about the West, each story is a haunting and powerful chapter in the creation of a nation.” —Michael and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, USA Today bestselling authors of the Anasazi series

“If I had to give a friend one book containing the best that today’s Western fiction has to offer, it would be American West.” —Mike Blakely, former president of the Western Writers of America and the Spur Award-winning author of Summer of Pearls

“A welcome addition to any Western collection.” —Booklist