CALIFORNIA; A History of the Golden State
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 552 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w historical photos. Covers from the earliest Spanish explorations in fhe 16th century to the present. More
Western Americana
GOLDEN TALES OF THE FAR WEST.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1947. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 304 pgs. This is the fifth book in the Golden Tales series. With contributions by many authors, including Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Frederic Remington, Gertrude Atherton, Mary Austin, Jack London, Andy Adams and more. Parents' gift inscription on inside of..... More
THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST; Novelized from the Play
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 346 pgs, color frontispiece by J.N. Marchand. The girl ran the "Polka" saloon on a California mountainside, during the heydey of the Gold Rush. The entire population of the mining camp fell in love with her, particularly and deeply..... More
FACES IN THE MOON.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2, 193 pgs. The story of three generations of Cherokee women, as viewed by the youngest, Lucie, a woman who has been able to use education and her imagination to escape the confines of her rootless, impoverished upbringing. When..... More
SOMEONE STOLE MY OUTHOUSE.; And Other Tales of Home Improvement.
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2001. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 108 pgs. The author, living in Pecos, New Mexico, spreads her joy of home repair; kitchen-table philosophy, leavened with truth, seasoned with sharp observations and a generous helping of comedy. Great reading. More
A TENDERFOOT KID ON GYP WATER.
Austin, TX: Texas Folklore Society, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 115 pgs, b&w photos. The author was a young man in 1894 when he wrote this work; he was a little hesitant to see it published - which first happened in 1943. He worked mostly for the Figure..... More
WESTERN STAR.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 181 pgs. A great poem recollecting the spirit and the beginnings of America. A classic! More
A VOLUNTEER WITH PIKE.
Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1909. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 453 pgs, 4 color illustrations. "The true narrative of one Dr. John Robinson and of his love for the fair Senorita Valois." More
TALKING WITH TEXAS WRITERS.; Twelve Interviews.
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 307 pgs, index, b&w photos of writers. Twelve interviews with the likes of Larry McMurtry, John Graves, Elmer Kelton, Tom Lea, Leon Hale and others. More
THE TARAHUMARA; An Indian Tribe of Northern Mexico
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. '6 x 9, 412 pgs, index, b&w photos, fold-outs, ephemera tipped in. An anthropological study of the Tarahumara. More
MY COUNTRY; The Remarkable Past
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1891. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 320 pgs, index, b&w photos, decorated endsheets. The author brings the Canadian past alive with true stories of mystery and romance, tragedy and heroism, from the piracy of Bill Johnston, scourge of the St. Lawrence, to the weird saga..... More
FRONTIER FORTS AND OUTPOSTS OF NEW MEXICO.
Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2019. Paperback. 6 x 9, 159 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w photos. Includes descriptions of little-known yet highly important Civil War battles, the tragedies of the Navajo and Mescalero Apache internments, and other dramatic frontier stories. More
LET'S READ ABOUT...SQUANTO.
New York: Scholastic, 2002. Paperback. 6 x 9, 28 pgs, color illustrations. From the 'First Biographies" collection, a children's book about a Native American who played an important in history with the English settlers in Plymouth. More
TAOS.; A novel.
Los Angeles: Brooke House, 1959. Third edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 478 pgs. Wonderful novel set in New Mexico in 1680 of a whole culture in revolt. More
REFLECTIONS IN THE STREAM OF LIFE.
New York: Vantage Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 99 pgs, b&w illustrations by John A. Doody. Poetry. Love and life and nostalgia. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
COMANCHE DAWN.
New York: Tom Doherty, 1998. Mass Market Paperback. 4 x 6 1/2, 560 pgs. Steeped in Indian mysticism, shows how the long-abused Comanches mastered horsemanship and in a single generation became the fiercest warriors of the Plains. More
DAKOTA COWBOY.; My Life in the Old Days.
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1964. Reprint. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8, 317 pgs, b&w illustrations. The author's reminiscences of cowboying at the turn of the century in the Northern cow country. Fold-out map at front of book. More
A PORTRAIT OF PANCHO.; The Life of a Great Texas: J. Frank Dobie
Austin, TX: The Pemberton Press, 1965. First printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 164 pgs, b&w photos. Biography, critique and lots of photos; captures the true spirit and life of Texas' greatest man of letters, J. Frank Dobie. More
LA ESENCIA GRAFICA KYRON 1972-1988, MEXICO.
Santo Domingo: 1988. Paperback. 8 x 10, 96 pgs, b&w illustrations and photos, printed on light brown paper. All in Spanish, an art book. More
I, JUAN DE PAREJA.
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 180 pgs. Historical novel based on the life of Juan de Pareja, the black assistant to the 17th-century Spanish painter Velazquez. More
I, JUAN DE PAREJA; With Connected Readings
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 160 pgs. Historical novel based on the life of Juan de Pareja, the black assistant to the 17th-century Spanish painter Velazquez. More
TREASURE IN THE DUST.; Enduring Gold and Silver's Century of Divorce.
Fresno, CA: Panorama West Books, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 177 pgs, index, notes, bibliography, mapped endsheets, b&w historical photos. Colorful stories of one family's experience in the early American mining scene, and tracing the origins of the U.S. Mining Laws adopted by the U.S. Government in 1876..... More
ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK.
New York: Time-Life Books, 1980. Later printing. Leather Bound. Classics of the Old West Edition, originally published in 1891. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 491 pgs, facsimile reproduction. A first-hand account of Crook's campaigns during the Plains Indian wars an din the Southwest - really brings to life the whole..... More
THE TORTILLA CURTAIN.
New York: Penguin Books, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 5 x 7 1/2, 355 pgs. A rich and moving novel about the price of the American Dream. More
MORE THAN PETTICOATS; Remarkable Idaho Women
Guilford, CT: Twodot Press, 2001. Second edition. Paperback. 5 x 9, 151 pgs, index, bibliography, b&w historical photos. Tells the history of the Gem State through the stories of thirteen pioneering women, all born before 1900, who made a profound impact on Idaho. More