FIGHTIN' FOOL.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1987. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 186 pgs. A classic western in typical Brand style; a two-man army on the march. Ex-library. More
Western Americana
RIDER OF THE HIGH HILLS.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. 5 x 8, 218 pgs. Set in the wild highlands of the West, this is a thrilling story, alive with dramatic scenes. Ex-library with usual markings. More
RIDERS OF THE PLAINS.
New York: Dodd Mead, 1940. Second edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8, 279 pgs. There was no place for Hale in the West--unless he carved one out with his wits and his gun. He battled the Westerners' scorn for a cripple and brought new life to the family ranch. But..... More
TRAILS WEST.
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
TRAILS WEST.
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
TRAILS WEST.
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
EAST OF THE CASCADES.
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
THE LAST COWBOYS.
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
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE.
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
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE.; An Indian History of the American West.
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
CAVE CREEK CANYON; Revealing the Heart of Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains
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
NUGGETS OF NEVADA COUNTY HISTORY.
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
LABRADOR DIARY - 1915-1925; The Gordon Journals
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
HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE BLACK RANGE; The Real Story of the Lost Adams Diggings
Colorado CIty, CO: Frontier Shadows, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. 9 x 12, 268 pgs, leather bound, color photos throughout. The evidence laid out herein clearly shows that the Lost Adams Diggings are located in the Black Range and not in any of the other places that some who have searched..... More
OKLAHOMA.
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
BUFFALO BILL.; The Noblest Whiteskin.
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
BUFFALO BILL.; The Noblest Whiteskin.
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
BACKCOUNTRY MEXICO.
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
THE SAGA OF BILLY THE KID.
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
A BIG YEAR IN A BAD LIFE; The Criminal Career of Reuben Houston Burrow.
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 MEXICO; Gift of the Earth
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
TOMBSTONE; Relive The Gunfight At The OK Corral
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
REMINISCENCES OF A BUNGLE; and Two Other Northwest Rebellion Diaries.
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