and his encounter with Mary

attack from all sides

Brunstetter

Essays in this collection treat his cultural background and context

colonial violence and ecological destruction

Object: Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier Tile and his encounter with MaryDesperate to strike it rich during the Western Gold Rushes and eager for the free land afforded them through the Homestead Act, men went west alone and sacrificed many creature comforts. Only after they arrived at their destinations did some of them realize how much they missed female companionship. One way for men living on the frontier to meet women was through subscriptions to heart and hand clubs. The men received newspapers with information, and