Western Americana
A GUIDE TO AMERICA'S INDIANS; Ceremonials, Reservations and Museums
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 267 pgs, index, b&w photos, illustrations and maps. A guide to the tribes, ceremonials, reservations, and museums that are in the United States. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
WOODEN LEG; A Warrior Who Fought Custer
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1931. Later printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8, 384 pgs, maps. The story of Wooden Leg who became the author's favorite narrator. His lifetime biography surrounds his special Little Big Horn battle story, so that readers might learn what kind of people were the..... More
HELL ON HORSES AND WOMEN.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 290 pgs, biblio, illustrated. The author traveled from Wyoming to Florida for eighteen months and put together this story of ranch life, ranch women and the problems and pleasures of ranch life. More
HELL ON HORSES AND WOMEN.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 290 pgs, biblio, illustrated. The author traveled from Wyoming to Florida for eighteen months and put together this story of ranch life, ranch women and the problems and pleasures of ranch life. More
MARIA: THE POTTER OF SAN ILDEFONSO.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955. 6th printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 294 pgs, biblio, b&w illustrations by Margaret LeFranc. "...a unique American biography and a unique story of the birth of an art." Ex-library with the usual markings. More
MOUNTAINS AND MOLEHILLS.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the first American edition in 1855. 5 x 7, 393. 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
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
THE LONG KNIVES ARE CRYING; A Lakota Westerns Novel
Golden, CO: Fulcrum, 2008. Paperback. 6 x 9, 466 pgs. The second novel in Marshall's acclaimed Lakota Western series begins in 1875, as Sitting Bull begins gathering thousands of Lakota to ace the growing problem of white incursions. What follows is a sweeping tale of the Battle of the Little..... More
CRIMSONED PRAIRIE.; The Indian Wars on the Great Plains.
New York: Scribners, 1972. Book Club. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 268 pgs, index, section of b&w photos, maps. A thorough analysis of the military tactics involved in the Plains Indians Wars in the latter half of the last century. More
CRIMSONED PRAIRIE.
New York: Scribners, 1972. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 268 pgs, index, b&w historical photos, maps. A thorough analysis of the military tactics involved in the Plains Indians Wars in the latter half of the last century. More
TOMBSTONE'S EPITAPH.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1958. Fourth printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 272 pgs, endsheets decorated with maps of Tombstone the way it was! The newspaper's own news stories of the gunfight in the OK Corral and the running news bulletins of the trial that followed. More
TRAIL DUST.; A Quick Picture History of The Santa Fe Trail
Manitou Springs, CO: Martin Associates, 1972. Fourth edition. Trade Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 57 pgs, biblio, b&w photos, drawings and maps. More
WRITERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE; An Anthology of Recent Western Writing
New York: Penguin Books, 1984. Paperback. 5 x 8, 340 pgs. Contributors include Edward Abbey, Rudolfo Anaya, Norman MacLean, David Quammen, John Nichols, Thomas McGuane, and more. More
MOTHERTONGUE.
Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Press, 1994. Paperback. 5 x 8, 121 pgs. Explores the ancient themes of peace within war and the ephemerality of hope. Mary and Luis bridge the canyons between languages, nationalities , and especially causes, only to discover that love with no future is both the saddest and..... More
MEXICAN GALLOP.
New York: Green Circle Books, 1937. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 248 pgs. Novel about a Gringo office worker who runs off to Mexico with a female Mexican soldier. Gregory Mason was a pseudonym of Doris Meek and Adrienne Jones. Richard Carroll was a screenwriter (1898-1959). Inscribed and signed by..... More
ENEMY ANCESTORS; The Anasazi World with a Guide to Sites.
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing, 1991. First edition, second printing. Paperback. 10 x 9, 116 pgs, index, color photos. Bridges the gap between the many basic books on the Anasazi and the technical publications written by and for archaeologists and anthropologists. It will interest the armchair traveler as well as the..... More
GRAN SUBASTA DE PRIMAVERA.
Polanco, Mexico: Salon Principado del Centro Asturiano, 1992. Paperback. 8 x 11, 112 pgs. Full of color art reproductions. Looks at the art of Rafael Matos. All in Spanish, probably a gallery guide. More
OVER THE EDGE: REMAPPING THE AMERICAN WEST.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. Paperback. 6 x 9, 399 pgs, b&w photos. Essays on topics ranging from tourism to immigration, from environmental battles to interethnic relations, and from law to film. More
THE COWBOY'S TRAIL GUIDE TO WESTERNS.
Redlands, CA: Pacific Sunset Publishing, 2003. Third printing. Paperback. 8 x 11, 559 pgs, bibliography, b&w photos throughout. Foreword by Richard Farnsworth. Great reference book for the western movie fan. Full cinematography history, the stars, films, directors, stories, box office ratings, and behind the scenes information. Inscribed and signed by..... More
GREAT TALES OF THE AMERICAN WEST.
New York: Modern Library/Random House, 1945. First, thus. Hardcover. 4 1/2 x 7, 361 pgs. A compilation of Western stories by, Bret Harte, Zane Grey, Max Brand, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Clarence Mulford, William MacLeod Raine, Charles M. Russell, Robert Easton, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Ernest Haycox..... More
NAVAJO RUGS; Past, Present & Future
Palm Desert, CA: Best-West Publications, 1973. Later printing. Paperback. 6 x 8 1/2, 72 pgs, b&w and color photos. How they're made, types and areas, how to buy a rug, collecting Navajo weaving, etc. More
AMERICA'S FASCINATING INDIAN HERITAGE.
Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Assn. 1978. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 420 pgs, many illustrations in color, index. A very large compendium on American Indian history and culture, past and present. More
ZANE GREY; Romancing the West
Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1997. First printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 180 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w photos. Who was the man behind the legend? Examines Grey's personal life, revealing that the writer was frequently immobilized by depression and insecurity. More
CANCIONERO ALEGRE.
Phoenix: Arizona State Department of Public Instruction, 1968. Paperback Spiral Bound. 8 12 x 11, 82 pgs, musical bars. A great compilation of Spanish songs expressly compiles for teachers of Spanish. More