Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1979. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 210 pgs, illus/color photos. Takes a modern day journey over the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and others, comparing the history of each with the current reality. A fine Western heritage book with chapters by Wallace Stegner, Mark Simmons, Don..... More
Portland, OR: Binford & Mort, 1964. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 304 pgs, index, lots of b&w photos, endsheets decorated with maps. Prehistoric history, Indians and the first white men, the range lands, settlement of the country, railroads, etc. of this beautiful country. Gift inscribed on half title page..... More
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 129 pgs, index, biblio, notes, b&w photos. Subtitled "Closing the Open Range in SE New Mexico 1890s-1920s", the first indepth look at what the cowboys did once the frontier closed. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1972. 16th printing. Mass Market Paperback. 4 x 7, 458 pgs, section of b&w photos. The history of the Indian Wars from the Indian's point of view. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1991. Later printing. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 487 pgs, index, b&w photos. The history of the Indian Wars from the Indian's point of view. More
Rodeo, NM: ECO Wear and Publishing, 2019. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 298 pgs, index, b&w and color photos and maps throughout. Foreword by Jeanne Williams.. An excellent history of this jewel in Southeastern Arizona with contributions by many of the locals. More
Nevada City, CA: Nevada County Historical Society, 1984. Second edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 143 pgs, b&w historical photos. Historical events and personalities of Nevada County, California. More
Cartright, Labrador: Anglican Parish of Cartwright, 2003. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 228 pgs, b&w photos. Very scarce: based on the journals of Henry and Clara (nee Ashall) Gordon who worked coastal Labrador at the beginning of the twentieth century. More
Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1979. Second printing. Hardcover. 10 x 13 1/2, 127 pgs, color photos throughout. A unique and colorful portrayal of the natural beauty of the state and its rich heritage from days gone by. Takes you from the banks of the Cimarron to the..... More
New York: Putnams, 1973. Hardcover. 6 x 8 1/2, 320 pgs, notes, sources, index. A careful and candid exploration into the legend of Buffalo Bill, delving through layers of glorification and coming up with the very human Will Cody. More
New York: Putnams, 1973. Hardcover. 6 x 8 1/2, 320 pgs, notes, sources, index. A careful and candid exploration into the legend of Buffalo Bill, delving through layers of glorification and coming up with the very human Will Cody. Ex-library. More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1986. First edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 9, 311 pgs, b&w photos. A slightly dated but still useful traveler's guide & phrase book. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 322 pgs, decorated endsheets. One of the early classic nonfiction volumes on the life of Billy the Kid. More
England: Palomino Books, 2015. First edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 192 pgs, index, bibliography, section of color photos. Burrow stands out at the head of those who sprang from obscurity into infamy during 1887 as perpetrators of the unprecedented rush of train robberies that would capture innumerable newspaper..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1975. Hardcover. 9 x 11, 128 pgs, lots of color photos. History, art, archaeology, etc. of the Land of Enchantment. More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2010. Paperback. 9 x 6, 96 pgs, color photos. A century and a quarter after the Earp brothers and "Doc" Holliday faced off against the Clanton and McLaury brothers, their story continues to captivate and polarize. Tombstone includes a detailed account of the famous street fight..... More
Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press, 1983. Paperback. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2, 324 pgs, index. Includes The Diary of Lieutenant R.S. Cassels by Richard Scougall Cassels, and Notes on the Supression of the Northwest Insurrection by Harold Penryn Rusden. Three historic accounts of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion; the title..... More
Mammoth Lakes, CA: Genny Smith Books, 1990. Paperback. 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
Oklahoma City: Holt, Calhoun, Clark & Quaid, 1984. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 366 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w illustrations and photos. A school textbook and an indispensible work for those studying the history of the state of Oklahoma. More
Santa Monica, CA: Angel City Press, 1996. Paperback. 6 x 9, 174 pgs, foreword by Waddie Mitchell. Nice collection of classic cowboy poetry. More
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 328 pgs, b&w historical photos. The story of the LC Ranch, at 1.5 million acres, one of the truly "big outfits" of the time, and its founder Tom Lyons, murdered in El Paso in 1917, one of the..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2, 126 pgs, color photos and art reproductions. Words to cowboy songs. Includes CD. More
New York: Time-Life Books, 1981. Revised. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, , historical photos & maps. A historical look at the Great Chiefs of the West - Quanah Parker, Victorio, Geronimo, etc., and their struggle to save their lands and people. Great photo collections plus text. Padded brown..... More
