History and folklore of the little known and sparsely populated high desert region of the Owyhee Mountains. The Owyhees are sharp and ragged peaks rising from the high desert of Oregon and Idaho. Mike Hanley and Ellis Lucia recount the boisterous past and present of this wild and rugged corner of the West.

Frontier and pioneer life, Frontier and pioneer life Owyhee Mountains Region (Idaho and Or.), History, Owyhee Mountains Region (Idaho and Or.) History, Owyhee Mountains Region (Idaho, Nev., and Or.) History, United States Owyhee Mountains Region

Shades of the Old West Crossroads of the Owyhees The tribes strike back Longhorn trail from Texas Poor food, tough horses Last Indian uprising The legend of Bigfoot Mutton for the hungry miners The colorful Basques Frisky times in Silver City Dog Town grows up When the ponies ran Moonshine over Jordan The country doctor Blacksmiths were a special breed The Battle of Soldier Creek Running of the mustangs Goings on