Gunneson City Sheriff "Doc" Cyrus Wells Shores (1844-1934)-nicknamed after the doctor who delivered him in Hicksville, Detroit in 1844-became well-known as a Colorado lawman for bringing down local criminals without parading his authority or a display of guns. Born in the village of Hicksville, about thirty miles from Detroit, Michigan, "Doc" Shores moved to Montana as a young man via a steamer and paid passage by hunting game along the route. Prospecting...

Profiles the experiences of twelve women who helped to shape the western territories including Alamo survivor, Juana Navarro Alsbury, Cathy Williams who disguised herself as a man and served with the Thirty-eighth Infantry of Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Cummings, New Mexico, and others.