Western Americana
MCKEEN COUNTRY; The Life and Times of a Frontier Family
Glenwood, NM: HUBar Press, 2019. Paperback. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2, 112 pgs, many historical photos. A well written family history of this southwest New Mexico ranching family. More
THE HIDDEN WEST.; Journeys in the American Outback.
New York: Random House, 1982. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 176 pgs. Lively personal writing based on the author's adventures in the West including the Colorado Delta, Barranca del Cobre, the Great Plains etc. More
ONCE IN THE SADDLE; The Cowboy's Frontier 1866-1896
New York: Facts on File, 1991. First, thus. Paperback. 6 x 9, 137 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w photos and illustrations. Puts the phenomenon of the cowboy and the cattle business into historical perspective. More
ONCE IN THE SADDLE; The Cowboy's Frontier 1866-1896
New York: Facts on File, 1991. Later printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 137 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w photos and illustrations. Puts the phenomenon of the cowboy and the cattle business into historical perspective. More
TOBACCO, PEACE PIPES, AND INDIANS.
Palmer Lake, CO: Filter Press, 1999. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 50 pgs, b&w illustrations. Examines the many ceremonial uses of tobacco among the native peoples of North America. More
BEST TALES OF THE YUKON.
Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 1983. Paperback. 7 x 10, 159 pgs. A wonderful collection of Service's Alaska poetry. More
JESSE JAMES WAS HIS NAME.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1977. Later printing. Paperback. 6 x 9, 263 pgs, b&w historical photos. Well research biography of Jesse James and his brother Frank. More
ENJOYING THE SOUTHWEST.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1977. Paperback. 6 x 9, 252 pgs, index, maps. An interpretive exploration through the culture, history, archeology and natural beauty of one of America's last great frontiers. More
ENJOYING THE SOUTHWEST.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 252 pgs, index, maps. An interpretive exploration through the culture, history, archeology and natural beauty of one of America's last great frontiers. More
THE ARCHBISHOP'S CATHEDRAL.
Santa Fe, NM: Cimarron Press, 1995. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 62 pgs, index, b&w photos. An interesting history of this magnificent cathedral in Santa Fe. More
TECUMSEH AND THE DREAM OF AN AMERICAN INDIAN NATION.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, 1989. Paperback. 7 x 10, 124 pgs, b&w photos and illustrations. Biography of Tecumseh and his times for children. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
CAPTIVE OF THE NOOTKA INDIANS; The Northwest Coast Adventure of John R. Jewitt, 1802-1806.
Boston: Northeastern University {ress, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 10 x 10, 135 pgs, index, b&w and color photos and illustrations, foreword by Richard I. Inglis. The story of fur-trading with the Northwest Coast Indians in the early nineteenth century. More
AMERICAN INDIAN CUT & USE STENCILS.
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1981. Paperback. 8 x 11, 60 pgs. 58 authentic designs in stencil form. Instructions, tips on techniques, materials, maintenance. Two small stencils neatly removed. More
DECORATIVE ART OF THE SOUTHWESTERN INDIANS.
New York: Dove Creek Press, 1962. Paperback. 5 x 8, about 120 pgs, b&w illustrations. Nearly 300 redrawn examples of the finest authentic Southwestern Indian decoration. More
COWS AND COLUMNS; Gene Simon's "Think About It" Column
Tucson, AZ: Wheatmark, 2008. Paperback. 6 x 9, 239 pgs. The best of a New Mexico ranching journalist through twenty-seven years. Signed by the author. More
MANY MEXICOS.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1974. Reprint. Paperback. 5 x 8, 389 pgs, index, bibliography. It is at once a brief and witty one-volume history of Mexico, a commentary on other histories of Mexico, and a warning to dogmatic prophets. More
ANDY BREAKS TRAIL.
New York: Macmillan, 1941. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 199 pgs, color frontispiece, decorated endsheets. Early 20th century western fiction. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
FELIPE ANGELES AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
Dublin, IN: Privately Printed, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 213 pgs, index & bibliography. Angeles was the strategist behind Villa's Division del Norte and a perceptive statesman. This biography is effectively woven into the military history of the Mexican Revolution. Signed by the author. More
WESTERN SAMPLER.
New York: Macmillan, 1967. Paperback. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 190 pgs, b&w illustrations. Anthology of Western stories for the high school or college English class. More
THE ALASKA ALMANAC; Facts About Alaska
Anchorage, AK: Alaska Northwest Books, 1976. 19th Edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pgs, index, b&w maps. An indispensable reference for those who are traveling to the north or those who already know and love it but want to impress others with their encyclopedic knowledge of Alaska. More
EXPLORING THE FRONTIER; A Sourcebook on the American West
Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 96 pgs, index, b&w and color illustrations throughout. Covers the years from 1774 to 1900. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
A BRIDGE TO THE PAST; The New Mexico State Monuments
Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico State Monuments, 2006. Special 75th Anniversary Edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 80 pgs, b&w and color photos and illustrations. Over eighteen sites have been designated as State Monuments in New Mexico, more than any other state in the country. This book provides a brief..... More
EMILIO KOSTERLITZKY; Eagle of Sonora and the Southwest Border
Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1970. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 344 pgs, index, appendix, chronology, bibliography and b&w historical photos. Frontier Military Series VII. Kosterlitzky participated in the Yaqui-Mayo wars, the Apache campaigns in the Sierra Madre, and the revolutionary turmoil of the early 20th century. He was..... More
STALLION GATE; A Novel
New York: Random House, 1986. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 321 pgs. Author Martin Cruz Smith blends fact and fiction here, telling the story of the development, under J. Robert Oppenheimer, of the first atomic weapon at Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1945. Other real..... More