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
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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
UNIVERSAL INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE.
San Diego, CA: Published/Printed by the author, 1937. Seventh Edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 112 pgs, b&w illustrations. Originally published in 1931, for anyone who wants to learn or teach Indian sigh language. Front cover creased from top to bottom. More
THE TECHNIQUE OF PORCUPINE QUILL DECORATION AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA.
Ogden, UT: Eagles View Publishing, 1984. Pamphlet. 6 x 9, 84 pgs, b&w and color photos. Originally published in 1916, a classic on this uniquely North American craft. More
MOGOLLON RIM - VISITORS GUIDE; Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, & Tonto National Forests
Albuquerque, NM: Southwest Natural & Cultural Heritage Association, 1991. Pamphlet. 6 x 9, 200 pgs, b&w maps. A comprehensive guide to the recreational opportunities along the Mogollon Rim of central Arizona. More
MAMMOTH GOLD; The Ghost Towns of Lake District
Mammoth Lakes, CA: Genny Smith Books, 1990. Pamphlet. 6 x 9, 173 pgs, index, b&w photos and illustrations including fold-outs. A fine history of the gold mines and explorations in the Mammoth Lakes District, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada range. Previous owner notes on inside front fly..... More
INDIAN ORATORY; Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chieftains
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. Reprint. Pamphlet. 5 x 8, 292 pgs, b&w historical photos. A collection of notable speeches by early-day leaders of twenty-two Indian. More
THE TRUTH ABOUT SACAJAWEA.
Jackson, WY: Grandview Publishing, 2003. Later printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 97 pgs, b&w illustrations. An accurate paraphrase of the Lewis and Clark journals that mention Sacajawea or "the Sqar". Signed by the author. More
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN CEREMONIALS.
Las Vegas, NV: KC Publications, 1992. Later printing. Paperback. 9 x 12, 64 pgs, b&w and color photos. Covers early man in the southwest to their first contact with Europeans to the tribes as they are today: Acoma, the different Apaches, Navjo, Santa Clara, Taos, Zuni and many more. More
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS.
Las Vegas, NV: KC Publications, 1966. Paperback. 9 x 12, 32 pgs, color and b&wphotos. Celebrates the new and old in Native American artisan creations. More
HOPI KACHINAS.; Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls.
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 7 x 9 1/2, 139 pgs, color photos. You won't believe all the "kinds" of Katchinas pictured and described in this great guide. Ex-library, rebound to hardcover. More
A CLASH OF CULTURES.; Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua Apaches.
Washington DC: National Park Service, 1977. Paperback. 6 x 9, 88 pgs, b&w historical photos. A good history of Fort Bowie, Arizona. More
WARRIORS.; Navajo Code Talkers
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing, 1991. First printing. Paperback. 10 x 9, 105 pgs, b&w photos throughout. Photos and quotes from seventy-five of the surviving Navajo code talkers who participated in World War II. More
THE "BOBBED WIRE" II BIBLE.
Sunset, TX: Published/Printed by the author, 1971. Paperback. 6 x 9, unnumbered pages (about 150), b&w illustrations. Truly a "bible" on all the different kinds of barbed wire. More
ANN BASSETT; Colorado's Cattle Queen
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 2018. First edition. Pamphlet. 6 x 9, 247 pgs, b&w photos. The first full-length biography of Anna Marie Bassett, the first white child born in the notorious outlaw region of Colorado known as Brown's Park. She knew outlaws like Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, became lifelong..... More
MY SIXTY YEARS ON THE PLAINS.
Creatspace, 2016. Reprint. Paperback. 6 x 9, 96 pgs. The author's lifetime as a trapper, the work, relations with Indians, the occupations of plainsmen and mountain men when trapping failed, and more. Lots of history. More
THE LONGHORNS.
New York: Bramhall House, 1951. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 388 pgs, index, b&w photos & illustrations by Tom Lea. The story of the Longhorn, including legend and folklore, the cowboys who came to be, the Spanish conquistadores, Colonial ranching, stampedes & more - told by a veteran storyteller..... More
APACHE GOLD AND YAQUI SILVER.
New York: Bramhall House, 1939. Reprint. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 366 pgs, b&w and color illustrations by Tom Lea. Great Dobie stories about the Lost Adams Diggings, The Lost Tayopa Mine, Scalp Hunters' Ledge and more. More
SOME MORE HORSE TRADIN'.
New York: Knopf, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 255 pgs, b&w illustrations. Some consider this to be the best of Doc Green's books. In his inimitible style ol' Ben tells us how he won and lost as a 1930s horse trader. More
ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1971. First Bison Printing. Paperback. 5 x 8, 491 pgs. A first-hand account of Crook's campaigns during the Plains Indian wars and in the Southwest - really brings to life the whole frontier scene. More
MEAN AS HELL.; the Life of A New Mexico Lawman
Santa Fe, NM: Ancient City Press, 1989. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 223 pgs, index, b&w illustrations and photos. The classic account by a New Mexico lawman. An autobiography about his youth in San Saba County of west Texas to his days as a New Mexico peace officer from..... More
THE SHORT NOVELS OF JACK SCHAEFER.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 525 pgs, decorated endsheets, introduction by Dorothy M. Johnson. A presentation copy sent by U.S. Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, stamped on title page. Contains five novels; Shane, First Blood, The Canyon, Company of Cowards, and The Kean Land. Ex-library..... More
MANY A VOYAGE.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1967. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 309 pgs. Historical fiction based on the life of Govenor Edmund Ross of the New Mexico Territory. Inscribed and signed by the author in 1961. More
HEROES WITHOUT GLORY.; Some Goodmen of the Old West.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 323 pgs. Short bios on good guys of the West like Elfego Baca, John Simpson Chisum, George Augustus Frederick Ruxton, John Capen Adams and more. Ten in all. Ex-library with the usual markings. More