Any recipe book which begins with various Fry Bread recipes is always going to be a winner with me!
I’m definitely going to have to buy a hard copy of this book as it’s a definite keeper and certainly a book to keep going back to with its fantastic photographs, cowboy, cow towns and cow herding history.
Also, the formatting on Kindle was a bit shonky, so I really feel I’ll get even more out of a hard copy of this book.
The recipes are mouth-watering - so many I’m ear-marking to try out. The only problem for me as a British reader, is that I’ll have to Google some of the ingredients to find alternatives that I can actually buy locally.
But overall, a fab edition to anyone interested in historical or international recipes.

Neat book giving lots of facts about cowboys and trail rides along with recipes and historical pictures. I found a few recipes that I want to try. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a chance to read and review this book in exchange for an honest review.

End of Trail Eats by Natalie Bright is a fascinating and enlightening cookbook. Actually, it’s a historical cookbook, or a cooking history book. I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley for review. Once I saw the title and cover of the book I had to get it. As a cookbook it has sections that you would find in many cookbooks. Additionally, it has an old fashioned Cowtown Remedies chapter featuring home remedies (example: “Help for Weak Lungs”) and directions to make various concoctions like “Hair Tonic.” That was definitely fun to read.

The Introduction gives an overview of the cattle drives, their dangers, their participants, and the towns and services that sprang up along the way. It was definitely not an easy life. Obviously, nutritious and filling meals were absolutely essential to fuel the cowboys and cowgirls on the trail. Most of the recipes are simple with basic easy to transport ingredients. I enjoyed reading all of the recipes. There are a few more sophisticated recipes originating from hotels and restaurants. Interspersed between recipes are old photos, quotes from participants, and snippets of history. Overall, this is a delicious book. You can feed your mind with tales of the Old West while feeding your belly with down to the earth food.

This is a really neat cookbook! The recipes are simple to follow and there is tons of history about cowboys included. Recipes that I'm excited to try include Ranch Potato Salad, Old - Fashioned Tea Cakes and Hard Candy. I would recommend this cookbook! Special Thank You to Natalie Bright, Globe Pequot and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

End of the Trails Eats is a combination history and cookbook. I am so impressed by this book that it will be in my cookbook collection.
The things I learned reading this book were fantastic. The photos each told a story on their own. Then to top it off with some of the neatest recipes that I am planning to make for my family.
The combination of recipes made the story told a book that cooks, and history buffs alike will enjoy reading.
I can not wait to make Fry Bread. I have had this before and after reading
There is a section about the Hole-in-the-Wall hideout and it has authentic recipes included.
The sweets section had several recipes that are going to be fun to make. Old Fashioned Tea Cakes, Carrot Cake, and Crazy Cake just to name a few.
Along with food recipes there were Cowtown Remedies to help with what may ail you.
And not to be missed is the drink recipes.
Thank you NetGalley, Natalie Bright and Globe Pequot for the copy of the book End Of The Trail Eats. This is my personal review.

I love a good cookbook, and I love history, so a book combining the two is always a hit for me. This book talks about the history of cowboys, and really I think anyone with a passing interest would enjoy this. The recipes are good, and there are several I want to try, but the real stars of this book are the photos and the stories of the history of the West. They are engaging, informative, and succinct. Definitely one id recommend checking out! Many thanks to the author and Publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy!

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.

I received a free ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

This is a neat historical cookbook with lots of recipes and photos from the Old West, from a modern rancher with deep Texas roots.

The cool thing is that a lot of the recipes utilize simple ingredients that could have been gathered up quickly and cooked for travelers and ranch hands.

Lots of interesting anecdotes and stories about famous and not so famous personalities from the history of the western expansion and the recipes that sustained them. Quite an interesting book!

Our family loves cookbooks, the wild west and history. This book was perfect and celebrated all three. Packed with 80 recipes every cowboy will love. It is a collection of recipes from saloons, cowtown cafes and more. The book is also packed with history of the Old West and includes photos, first-hand accounts and those who are still keeping traditions alive. We really enjoyed this book and all it taught us. I loved learning about the cowboys, families and Native Americans that made the west so memorable. Along with the history of course is a variety of great recipes, and we can’t wait to try them all. We already have some favorites; Fluffy Pancakes, Cookstove Meatloaf and Chickasaw Fry Bread. The recipes are so easy to follow and simple to understand. My Dad is a huge fan of the wild west and all it entails. I can’t wait to buy this and gift it to him. We received this as an ARC but I have to add this to our home collection. We can’t wait to try all the recipes. Your family will love experiencing and learning about the west together too.
I also think this would be amazing to use in a history class. The possibilities are endless.

It was great to see my cowboy obsessed grandson reading this book ( he can be a bit of a reluctant reader). Even more surprising was that he wanted to get in the kitchen for us to try some of the recipes. Maybe a preteen boy was not the targeted demographic but it certainly hit the spot.

I have had the opportunity to make a couple things out of here and they were ok. The recipes are going to be basic due to when they came about. However, I would have loved a side note with some modern ways of improving upon them as well. The book focuses mainly on history and the stories from that time. It was interesting but not completely what I was expecting. I will be saving some of these recipes so I can add my own touch to them down the road.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All opinions are my own.

Interesting read - more of a historic account than a cookbook, although there are a ton of recipes. I found the information and pictures more intriguing than the recipes themselves. The recipes were all fine, fairly straight forward which makes sense. The biscuits came out very well and I will be trying more recipes in the future.

An enjoyable read that largely features stories of the Old West cattle droving routes, railheads and stockyards of a bygone era along with social changes through time. Plenty of black and white photos - some clearly archive ones but some, I thought, could simply have been tinted more modern ones. There were 80, apparently, tested recipes (I didn't count). Whilst these were expected to be rather basic given facilities available in the chuck wagon on a cattle drive, they were really basic, little new to me and, I'm afraid, not that interesting. The stories were interesting though. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy.

This is less a cookbook and more a history book with recipes included. There are many recipes but not a lot compared to the length of the book. The book does include great pictures and lots of facts about what it was like living in that period. The author includes a menu and other fun tid bits. So overall, I learned a lot and was entertained.

I loved the pictures and genuinely want to try a lot of recipes in this book. Plus, the stories in the recipes were super interesting. I really enjoyed this.

A lovely cookbook with great recipes, tons of fun stories and wonderful pictures. An easy 5 stars! If you have a love for the Wild West and preserving recipes that I hope are never forgotten then this is the cookbook for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

There is lots of recipes here that I haven't heard of before and ones I will definitely be making in the near future.

(I was kindly provided an advanced readers copy of this book by NetGalley.)

In most ways this cookbook is just delightful. The history of the American West, its trails, and its cowboys is wonderfully inclusive. Many books forget that there were Native, Black, and Mexican cowboys on the trails with the oft-romanticized frontiersmen. The recipes are very in keeping with what my grandparents and their grandparents cooked in this region and what they passed down to us. I'm especially nostalgic about the green beans and stewed potatoes.

That said... while the book's dedication is to "the people of the American West," the historical parts of the book have a peculiar erasure of New Mexico history. Bordering states are mentioned, so it's not an issue of excluding southwestern states. In fact, locations in New Mexico are mentioned - specifically Fort Sumner, Pecos River, Santa Fe Trail, and Goodnight-Loving Trail - but I don't think I saw mention of New Mexico or New Mexico Territory anywhere. A bit disappointing.

This book is so much more than a cookbook, but it's an awesome cookbook. Natalie Bright gives us a look at some of the best meals that would sustain the "cowpokes" of yesterday and today. Easy to follow recipes that use everyday ingredients you'll find in most pantries, we decided to have a trail dinner might every week to sample these recipes. Turns out easy is also delicious. Bright includes lots of the history behind the meals, including pictures of happy cowboys with full bellies. This would make a great gift for anyone who collects cookbooks or loves the western culture and it's many faces.

I was hoping for more from this book. While there is detailed history in the narrative portion of this book, the recipes are very basic. If you are interested in the history of "cowboy culture," this may be worth reading. If you are looking for recipes, this falls short, in my opinion.