. ♪ note ♪ ♪ ♪ >> during booktv's recent visit to fresno, california, we explored the thomas j. ebertr collection, which includes over 2,000 books on the american frontier, at fresno state university. >> well, when i was kid, the public library -- the only knock fiction books were books on the american wes in the children's library and since i've been a nonfiction person, i got -- i read everything that i could there on the american west, primarily a on native americans. over the years -- the '50s when i was growing up was a time when you had all the movies the theater, most of them cowboy movies and cowboys, programs on tv so you were sort of dish was a kid you were saturated with the american west. just fell in love with it. then in 1993, i began traveling through the west, and i just fell in love with it. and i quickly became -- came to understand that there was more than cowboy and indian fights. just the artist triof the landscape. the culture, the history and the really deep history, the history that involved so many different groups that it was a quite different west than what

recent visit to fresno california, we explored the thomas j ebert run to your collection which includes over 2000 books on the american frontier at fresno state university. >> when i was a kid, public library consigned to the children in the basement at the library. only nonfiction books they had were books on the american west and since i've always been a nonfiction person, i bought, i read everything good there, on the american west, primarily on native american. over the years, the 50s when i was growing up was a time when you had all the movies, cowboy movies and cowboy programs were on tv so you were sort of, when i was a kid you are saturated with the american west and i just fell in love with it. then, 1993 i began traveling through the west and just fell in love with it. and i quickly became to understand that there was much more to the residence than cowboys and indian fights. there wasjust the artistry of the landscape , the culture. the history. the really deep history, the history of that involved so many different groups that was quite a different west thanwhat i had learne

[music] during book tvs recent visit to fresno california, we explored the thomas j ebert run to yourion which includes over 2000 books on the american frontier at fresno state university. >> when i was a kid, public library consigned to the children in the basement at the library. only nonfiction books they had were books on the american west and since i've always been a nonfiction person, i bought, i read everything good there, on the american west, primarily on native american. over the years, the 50s when i was growing up was a time when you had all the movies