Brainerd, MN: Published/Printed by the author, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 362 pgs, b&w and color photos. Through the author's chronicles, one gets the strong feeling that he respected coyotes and had great empathy for them. He killed hundreds of them, without hatred or malice. It was his... More
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2004. First edition, later printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 310 pgs, b&w historical photos. Short biographies of fifteen notable gunmen of the old Southwest, most of them largely lost to history. Well documented with a remarkable collection of old photographs. More
New Castle, PA: Privately Printed, 1989. Fourth edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 112 pgs, b&w photos. A look at great mountain men of yesterday, their crafts and ways of life. Full of fun and woods-lore. More
Texas: Independent Texas Press, 2007. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 226 pgs, b&w photos. A true account of two years spent in Iraq as a civilian contractor. More
Colorado CIty, CO: Frontier Shadows, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. 9 x 12, 268 pgs, leather bound, color photos throughout. The evidence laid out herein clearly shows that the Lost Adams Diggings are located in the Black Range and not in any of the other places that some who have searched... More
Marshfield, MO: Pendleton Press, 2000. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 137 pgs, b&w photos and drawings. The life and legend of V.E. "Wildcat" Lynch, born in 1884, in Missouri and who lived most of his life in Maine. A famous hunter and sportsman, his specialty was hounddogs and bobcats! More
Peru, IN: Published/Printed by the author, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 10, 310 pgs, filled with b&w historical photos. A wonderful look at the life of this old-time trapper. Wood trapped the Adirondack Mountains as well as areas in Tennessee, New York, Maryland and Virginia. The book also includes... More
Peru, IN: Published/Printed by the author, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 10, 300 pgs, filled with b&w historical photos. Dailey was a trapper who lived in St Lawrence County close to the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. During his life, E.J. was widely recognized as the foremost trapping... More
Peru, IN: Published/Printed by the author, 2019. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 10, 300 pgs, filled with b&w historical photos. Gibbs was a trapper and trap manufacturer in the early 1900s. He was not only instrumental in trap improvement but also in the knowledge of muskrat biology. He made in-depth... More
Tucson, AZ: Sanpete Publications, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 229 pgs, index, b&w historical photos, foreword by Marc Simmons. The life story of Robert Nelson "Nat" Straw, legendary Gila mountain man and grizzly bear and mountain lion hunter. More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 237 pgs. The biography of the famous hunter, houndman, & mountain man. Details Mr. Lilly's life from homesteader/hunter days in the deep South to his lion & bear hunting days in the West. This reprint has... More
Smithfield, PA: LinDavid Productions, 1997. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 218 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Stories of rabbit hunting with beagles on islands in Michigan, as well as cottontail thickets in New York, Ohio, West Virginia and around the author’s home in Pennsylvania. More
Santa Fe, NM: John Muir Publications, 1995. Tenth Edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 591 pgs, illustrated. A huge guide to all aspects of traveling, visiting, and living in Mexico told in a lively, humorous style. More
New York: Knopf, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 306 pgs. Thirteen stories full of rope burns and brush scratches wherein the author tells of the days he gathered cattle "range delivery" in 1930s Texas. Ex-library with minimal markings. Signed by the author. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. [B-C]. Hardcover-spiral. 5 x 8, 383 pgs. Grey's thrilling novel of the Old West. More
North Adams, MA: Storey Publications, 2006. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 182 pgs, index, b&w photos. For any new horse farm owner who is interested in choosing the right equipment for common farm chores. An inventory of essential equipment includes desirable features, accessories, and how to make choices that avoid... More
Susanville, CA: Cy Johnson & Son, 1992. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 64 pgs, b&w maps. A book of maps for gold prospecting in the west. More
Gardiner, MT: Published/Printed by the author, 2000. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 112 pgs, b&w photos. Includes sections on everything from basic biology and lifestyles, to clothing and rifles, to calling strategies and using coyote dogs. For the beginner and advanced hunter alike. More
Ft. Worth, TX: Cross Timbers Press, 2014. Paperback. 6 x 9, 263 pgs, index, notes, bibliography, b&w historical photos. Thomas Lyons, a prominent Grant County civic leader, owned a ranching enterprise spread over 1.5 million acres. He was murdered not long after he arrived at Union Station in El Paso... More
Helena, MT: Falcon Publishing, 1998. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 208 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. The most complete instruction book to the sport ever, and written by one of the most talented and prolific climbers of all time, this book is an ideal step to vertical adventure. Ex-library. More
Cleveland: International Fiction Library, 1917. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 303 pgs. Early 20th century novel. More
New York: Lyons & Burford, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 306 pgs, b&w and a section of color photos, charts. Entomology, materials, patterns, fishing the small fly, and more. Presents new patterns and tying techniques, including a full discussion of the cul de canard and its unique... More
New York: William Sloane, 1947. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 313 pgs, b&w cartoon illustrations by author. The famous New Mexican's book about his life back home after WW II with his cartoons of the period. More
Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press, 1993. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 205 pgs, index, biblio, b&w historical photos. The story of the Apaches who never surrendered; and of Francisco Fimbres, a Sonoran rancher who relentlessly pursued; and those who fought the "last" Apache campaign during the Great Depression. More
Powder Springs, GA: Dog Days Publishing, 2014. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 352 pgs, section of b&w photos. A nice collection of stories about coon hunting, coon dogs and the culture surrounding it. It is an easy read to get hooked on as the stories draw you in to... More