Selected readings about the "Wild West"

The Iron Road  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/
Pacific Railway Act http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/railact.htm
Chinese American and the West http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/seven/chinxact.htm

Along the Chisholm Trail http://www.thechisholmtrail.com/