Men To Match My Mountains

• Men To Match My Mountains: The Monumental Saga of the Winning of America's Far West - Irving Stone

Irving Stone is a wonderful writer. Men To Match My Mountains was filled with interesting stories of the west. Emphasising the settling of California, Nevada, and Colorado, Stone covers the Spanish occupation, exploration of the west, wagon trains, gold and silver booms, Mormon settlements, the war against polygamy, railroad monopolies, etc. Some stories are devastatingly sad, while others will have you laughing hysterically (especially circumstances that led to transcontinental railroad tickets dropping from $100 to $1). If you liked The Agony and the Ecstasy or Lust for Life you'll probably enjoy this one as well.