Title:	End of the Trail Eats
	Author:	Natalie Bright
	Published:	April 2, 2024, TwoDot
	No. of Pages:	172
	Cover Price:	$24.95 $23.50

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Anyone who likes the history of the old West will be interested in picking up a cookbook, End of the Trail Eats, by Natalie Bright, who is considered an expert in the historical Old West. This is not only a cookbook, but also the history of cowboys and Indians who lived in the old West. There are dozens of old photographs setting the mood for old times, and also old-time recipes that are actually doable and appealing. Who wouldn’t want to recreate some of the meals served over campfires?

The book is full of historical stories and vignettes which introduce the recipes. As readers peruse this fascinating book, they might even feel they are living in the old West. Those who like historical stories will want to curl up in a corner and read the book cover to cover. Others will be hungry enough to stop and prepare some of the recipes in the book. While most of the recipes are written in the traditional style with a list of ingredients first, followed by step-by-step instructions, some of the recipes are written in paragraph form, which is much more difficult to follow. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason for this, except maybe to mirror recipes written in the early 1900s and kept in saddlebags of cowboys.

While the recipes are good, it is very unfortunate that there are no photographs of the dishes – not a one. The photos are of historical figures and scenery in the west; one can only enjoy so many photos of cowboys and Indians, and cookbook readers long to see just what their finished dishes should look like.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.