Forts, Fights & Frontier Sites: Wyoming Historic Locations

Forts, Fights & Frontier Sites: Wyoming Historic Locations

By Candy Moulton

From Almond Station to Yellowstone National Park, Candy Moulton gives precise, compact histories of Wyoming frontier sites—many that have crumbled into the landscape and nearly faded from memory plus a few that have thrived. Moulton has a gift for cutting through the clutter and getting to the heart of history.

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Forts, Fights & Frontier Sites: Wyoming Historic Locations

By Candy Moulton

"Here, at last, is a book that explores some of the lesser known historical sites in Wyoming. In her hallmark engaging style, Candy Moulton documents scores of Wyoming way stations, military establishments, battlefields, Pony Express stations, Oregon and Overland Trail sites, military expeditions—even ferries and "hog ranches." Whether you're a serious student of Wyoming history or just a casual reader, you must have this book on your shelf. This is history that needs to be preserved, and Moulton has faced the task head-on with outstanding results."
•• James A. Crutchfield, Former Executive Director, Western Writers of America

"Candy Moulton has compiled the definitive guide to frontier sites across Wyoming. The volume will be useful to those who read about Wyoming from their armchairs but essential to all of us who travel Wyoming and need quick information. In keeping with her earlier works on Wyoming, it demonstrates careful research and a discerning eye for what made the sites significant."
••Phil Roberts, Ph.D., Wyoming historian and author of The Wyoming Almanac

"This book would be an outstanding addition to anyone’s collection, and a challenge for history buffs to discover these sites for themselves."
•• WREN Magazine

Candy Moulton

Candy Moulton has written thirteen books on Western history, co-edited a collection of short stories and an encyclopedia, and produced and played roles in several documentary films. Her High Plains Press books are Steamboat: Legendary Bucking Horse, The Grand Encampment, Forts Fights & Frontier Sites, and Wagon Wheels, co-written with Ben Kern.

Her book Chief Joseph: Guardian of the People won a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. She won another Spur in 2010 for In Pursuit of a Dream, the documentary film she wrote and produced with Boston Productions Inc (BPI) for the Oregon-California Trails Association. That production also won an Oregon Heritage Award, Best Experimental Film from the Oregon Film Festival, Silver Remi Award from the USA Film Festival in Houston, and was a Finalist at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood.

She is executive director of Western Writers of America and writes for many magazines focused on the west. She continues her work with museums as an executive produces with Boston Productions and is always working on “the next book.”