Description: Maura Jane Farrelly explores the history of the nineteenth-century United States via the lives of three people from prominent East Coast families who moved to Wyoming to escape a host of humiliations--only to discover that by 1890 the West was no longer a place where anyone could go to be forgotten and start over.
Review Quotes: "Enchanted by an evocative photograph of a woman playing her violin outside a log cabin with the majestic Teton Mountains in the background, Maura Jane Farrelly decided to look into the story behind it. Her historical detective work unearthed intersecting trails and unforgettable tales of murder, suicide, social scandal, and much more--all firmly set in the context of America during its Gilded Age. A remarkable work of research and storytelling, Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent proves that if a picture tells a thousand words, it can also hide thousands more."--Dayton Duncan, coauthor of The National Parks: America's Best Idea