"Roleplaying on the American Frontier" From the back cover: "The American Frontier was a legend, even as it was happening. Gunfighters, Indians, cowboys, miners and mountain men ... the "rust-eaters" who pushed the rails west ... the Pony Express ... the Texas Rangers and the outlaws they fought ... the settlers battling fire, floods, stampedes and sickness ... their adventures made the nation what it is today!" Includes: - All the classic character types, including the town drunk! - Shootouts! New rules for fast-draw contests. - Descriptions of authentic Western weaponry - Historical maps of Western expansion - Descriptions of Indian tribes and rules for Indian magic - Legends of the Old West - History of the battles that shook the west from the Indian uprisings to the American Civil War