Early Anglo settlers in the Old West crafted negative images of Latinos in part to help justify the takeover of land occupied by Mexicans and Spaniards at the time. Unfortunately, these depictions were perpetuated throughout the 20th century in art, popular culture, and media...eventually reshaping the narrative of the American West to the exclusion of the non-Anglo people. This book contrasts dominant lore with historical reality to provide a broad...

A collection of two romance stories includes Lindsay McKenna's "The cougar," in which Rachel Donovan and Jim Cunningham are drawn together despite the strife between their families.