WILLARD J. PAGE; Artist on the Southwest Road 1885-1958
Tucson, AZ: Sanpete Publications, 2020. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 10, 80 pgs, b&w and color photos throughout. An interesting look at the life of this litte known Arizona artist. More
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THE COWBOY; An Unconventional History of Civilization on the Old-Time Cattle Range
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1979. First, thus. Paperback. Originally published in 1922. 5 1/2 x 8, 402 pgs, section of b&w photos. A detailed social history of the manners, customs, and daily routine of the men who herded cattle in the late nineteenth century. More
THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
Houston, TX: C.C. Young Printing Company, 1922. First edition. Leather Bound. 5 1/2 x 8, 258 pgs, b&w illustrations and maps. A brief history of Texas from the first American Colonies in 1821 to Annexation in 1846. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and..... More
WOLFVILLE DAYS.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1902. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 311 pgs, frontispiece by Frederic Remington. Classic story of cowboy life in the old west. More
MOUNTAINS AND MOLEHILLS.
New York: Time-Life Books, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the first British edition in 1855. 5 x 7, 443. Marryats tale of the disasters that dogged his steps from England to San Francisco and the gold fields. Amusing and interesting account of life in those days. More
GERONIMO; His Own Story
New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. Revised. Mass Market Paperback. 5 x 7, 208 pgs, b&w photos. The autobiography of a great patriot warrior. More
SITKA MAN.
Anchorage, AK: Alaska Northwest Publishing, 1984. First edition. Pamphlet. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 172 pgs. Follows the author's life from the time he moved to Alaska in 1926. Some of the stories are reprinted from "Alaska" magazine. More
THE WAILING WIND.
New York: Harper Collins, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 232 pgs, mapped endsheets. Another classic Jim Chee mystery. More
BEST TALES OF THE YUKON.
Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 1983. Pamphlet. 7 x 10, 159 pgs. A wonderful collection of Service's Alaska poetry. More
TUCSON.
Tucson, AZ: Arizona Silhouettes, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 310 pgs, notes, bibliography, chronology, b&w illustrations, mapped endsheets. One of the better books about Tucson, the Old Pueblo, and its fascinating history. This book tells the fabulous story of Arizona's ancient walled presidio from 1692 to the 1900's.Inscribed..... More
THE COLLECTED STORIES OF KATHERINE ANNE PORTER.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980. Limited edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 538 pgs, silk page marker, moire endsheets. A nice collection of Porter's works including her classic 'pandemic story', Pale Horse, Pale Rider. More
THIS RECKLESS BREED OF MEN.; The Trappers and Fur Traders of the Southwest.
New York: Knopf, 1963. Fourth printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 381 pgs, index, bibliography. A non-fiction work, extensively researched, history of southwestern trappers and mountain men. More
BORDER PATROL.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 243 pgs, b&w historical photos, decorated endsheets. "Because of the author's wish to talk with the officers who took part in the events recorded here, and see the background of each story as well, the scope of this book has..... More
ARIZONA'S DARK AND BLOODY GROUND.
Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1984. Later printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8, 224 pgs, b&w historical photos, mapped endsheets. The story of the Pleasant Valley war of the Tonto Basin in Central Arizona in the late 1880s. More
VANISHED ARIZONA.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1979. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 307 pgs, b&w historical photos, mapped endsheets. First hand account of Army life in Arizona just after the Civil War. More
A COWMAN'S WIFE.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 292 pgs, b&w illustrations. Reminiscences of early twentieth century ranch life in southeastern Arizona. Ex-library with the usual markings, protected by custom dustjacket in brodart cover. More
"WE'LL ALL WEAR SILK HATS"; The Erie and Chiricahua Cattle Companies and the Rise of Corporate Ranching in the Sulphur Spring Valle of Arizona, 1883-1909.
Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press, 1994. First printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 219 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w historical photos. The story of two Cochise Countuy ranches: one, a household name among Arizona stockraisers; the other virtually unknown today. Signed by the author. Hard to find. More
MOUNTAIN CATTLE.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 275 pgs The author's reminiscences of cattle ranching in southeastern Arizona at the turn of the 20th century. More
THE SHOOTERS.
New York: Berkeley Books, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 5 x 8, 299 pgs, b&w historical photos. A unique chronicle depicting rare, historical and true stories of notorious gunmen of the Old West. More
HOMESTEADING THE PLAINS; Toward a New History
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 253 pgs, index, bibliography, charts and photos. Offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the..... More
NOTHING TO MAKE A SHADOW.
Ames, IA: Iowa State University, 1971. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 155 pgs, b&w illustrations. The author's family's story of early homesteading "west river" in South Dakota. The author gives an extended portrait of a neighboring family from Missouri who seem to exemplify a nearly pure lifestyle of the old southern..... More
THE AFICIONADO'S SOUTHWESTERN COOKING.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1976. Third printing. Paperback. 5 x 8, 124 pgs, index. A unique spectrum of tastes that are adventuresome, delicate, and highly creative. More
GLORIETA PASS.
New York: Tom Doherty, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 448 pgs. Novel of the Battle of Glorieta Pass in New Mexico during the Civil War. More
THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 5 x 8, 304 pgs, biblio, index. The story of the richest, wildest trail in all of North America, and the men who traveled it; Yankee traders, Mexican cibolos, cruel Comanches, proud Cheyennes! More
THE GOOD OLD BOYS.
Ft. Worth: Texas Christuan University Press, 1985. Second printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 257 pgs. A novel, set in 1906 in the West that was beginning to change. Relates with humor, great insight, and integrity the feelings of a cowboy struggling to find a place for himself in a new..... More