"This one is a must even for a short shelf on the Old West."Dale L. Walker, Rocky Mountain News.

ISBN: 0-89879-870-1 Hardcover

Writers of romance, historical fiction, nonfiction and westerns will find it easier to get the details correct about life in the West during the period 1840-1900 with a copy of my new book, published by Writer's Digest Books.

You'll learn about the terrain, vegetation, wildlife, weather, and natural disasters of the period. The development of western states, including descriptions of Native American societies and how the settlement of the West affected them. There is information about western battles from the Mormon War to the struggles with Mexico and Native Americans--including what it was like to be a soldier.

You'll discover the qualities of everyday lives in the West, including the clothing, food, drink, homes and workplaces, and such aspects of Wild West society as marriage, family, birth, death, and medical care.

I've included timelines, photographs, maps and reprints of newspaper articles from the period to help you get your facts straight and bring your historical stories to life.

Comments from authors who have read the book:

"Candy Moulton has pulled off the hat trick with The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West. Rich in detail, and stuffed with information on the frontier era, her finely-crafted book will serve as an invaluable research source for those who write about the West of yesteryear. A blue-ribbon winner!"Matt Braun, author of Wyatt Earp and The Gamblers.

"If I could only have one western resource book, this would be it." Carolyn Lampman, award-winning historical romance author of A Window In Time.

"Dates, Facts, timelines, Moulton covers them all in what is more than a reference booka writer's delight."Jeri Hurd, author of The Lady Pinkerton Gets Her Man and past president of Women Writing the West.

"Turn here before you dive into the piles of research books; you will most likely find your answer. We consider The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West to be indispensable. It should be on every scholar's and enthusiast's desk. Nothing like it is available on the market today."W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, authors of People of the Masks.

"Candy Moulton has crammed an amazing amount of material about the West into this book. I am a stickler for accuracy, and hunted the text looking for errors. I found none, and indeed, the text broadened and deepened my knowledge of the West. This splendid book is going on my reference shelf and it is going to be used frequently."Richard S. Wheeler, author of The Buffalo Commons.

"This book is an absolute must, not only for writers, but for teachers, students and armchair historians."James A. Crutchfield, author of Mountain Men of the American West.

". . . a treasure cache of long-lost details and fascinating memorabilia connected to the most vibrant chapter of our nation's development. There is no excuse for it not to be included in any historian's or historical novelist's library."Loren D. Estleman, best-selling author of Jitterbug

"Well-organized and research-friendly, it proves just plain fun to read. Every western writer should keep this volume within reach."Mike Blakely, president, Western Writers of America.