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1) THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF JESSE JAMES, THE WESTERN DESPERADO
Anon

Austin: The Steck Co.. VG/NONE. 1966. Facsimile. Pictorial Cover. Very light wear on edges; mylar cover. Pictorial cover. No slipcase. ; In original mylar cover and slipcase. ; Hardcover; 8vo ; A Facsimile Reproduction of the 1883 edition by Barclay & Co. Of Philadelphia. Written by "* * * * * * (One who dare not Now disclose his identity. ) ". more information

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2) ESSAYS ON THE AMERICAN WEST
Billington

Austin: Univ. of Texas Press. F/VG+. 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very light wear to DJ. A very nice copy in a Brodart dust jacket protector. ; 8vo. more information

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3) DUDE RANCHING A Complete History
Borne, Lawrence R

Albuquerque: Univ. of New Mexico Press. VG+/F. 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0826306845. Book is fine except for very light foxing on edges. No marks or writing. A very nice copy in a new Brodart dust jacket protector. ; Borne traces the history of dude ranching from the late nineteenth century to its boom in the 1920s, its troubles during the Great Depression and World War II, and the many changes since the war. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11"; 322 pp. more information

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4) HEAR THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW Railroads in the West
Brown, Dee

New York: Holt Rinehart Winston. G/G. 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0030169364. Very light foxing on first few pages. DJ chipped, with edgewear and closed tears. Mylar protected. ; 8vo. more information

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5) CHIEFS AND GENERALS Nine Men Who Shaped the American West
Etulain, Richard (editor)

Fulcrum Publishing. New/New. 2004. Softcover. ISBN: 1555914624. Brand New: Pristine copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Chiefs and Generals presents a collection of newly written essays focusing on noteworthy Indian tribal and white military leaders of the nineteenth-century West. Profiles include Red Cloud, Geronimo, Chief Joseph, Victorio, O. O. Howard, George Custer, George Crook, Ranald Mackenzie, and Nelson Miles.. more information

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6) EXPLORATION AND EMPIRE: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West
Goetzmann, William H

Texas State Historical Association. New/New. 1994. Hardcover. ISBN: 0876111355. Brand new and pristine in original shrinkwrap. Not a book club edition. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 656 pp; In his Pulitzer Prize-winning Exploration and Empire, Goetzmann analyzes the special role the explorer played in shaping the vast region. The exploration of the West was not a haphazard series of discoveries, but a planned - even programmed - activity in which explorers, often armed with instructions from the federal government, gathered information that would support national goals for the new lands.. more information

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7) OFF AT SUNRISE: The Overland Journal of Charles Glass Gray
Gray, Charles Glass

Huntington Library. NF/VG. 1976. Hardcover. ISBN: 0873280695. Light scuffing to heel and top of spine, corners. Very short closed tear on DJ; tiny chips on corners. Looks great in new mylar protective cover. Book unmarked and appears unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; A vivid and literate account of an overland journey during the gold-rush year of 1849. The diary begins on May 1, the Gray leaves Independence, Missouri; the last entry is dated November 19 in San Francisco. Indexed with map end papers.. more information

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8) THE WORKS OF BRET HARTE (18 Volumes)
Harte, Bret

New York: Mckinlay, Stone & Mackenzie. VG. Hardcover. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Contains 18 volumes, complete. Owners name written inside each volume, with date of 1919. Copyrights vary from 1890-1907. Frontispiece in each volume. Edges are typically dusty and spotted. Covers are in very good shape, and each book is very presentable. Very nice set. ; Small 8vo. more information

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9) ACROSS THE CIMARRON
Horan, James D

New York: Bonanza. VG+/VG. 1956. Hardcover. Very nice copy in mylar cover. Small chips in DJ. Unmarked. ; Protected by mylar cover. ; 8vo; 298 pp; Marshal George Bolds' own story of his life and adventures in the cow towns of the Wild West. Photos.. more information

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10) THE HEROIC TRIAD Essays in the Social Energies of Three Southwestern Cultures
Horgan, Paul

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. VG+/G. 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 030845203. Nice calligraphy inscription inside. DJ price clipped, edgeworn and chipped. ; 8vo; A follow-up to Paul Horgan's Pulitzer winning Great River, this book speaks to the Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo-American cultures that settled on the Rio Grande.. more information

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11) THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
Jones, Douglas C

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. VG-. 1984. Softcover. ISBN: 0684182556. Unmarked, light edgewear. ; Recreates the court-martial that may have occurred had the flamboyant Custer survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn, building the presentation and defense cases step-by-step. ; Trade PB; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. more information

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12) SCOTTISH CAPITAL ON THE AMERICAN CREDIT FRONTIER
Kerr, Willima Gerald

Texas State Historical Association. New/New. 1976. Hardcover. ISBN: 0876110359. Brand new from Publisher. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 246 pp; W. G. Kerr details the amount of Anglo-Scottish financial activity in the American West.. more information

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13) PARADISE VALLEY, NEVADA The People and Buildings of an American Place
Marshall, Howard Wight

Univ of Arizona Press. NF/NF. 1995. Hardcover. ISBN: 0816513104. Brand new and unread; with remainder mark. ; 4to - 11" to 13" tall; A detailed look at the Paradise Valley region in northern Nevada.. more information

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14) PARADISE VALLEY, NEVADA The People and Buildings of an American Place
Marshall, Howard Wight

Univ of Arizona Press. VG/VG+. 1995. Hardcover. ISBN: 0816513104. New and unread; with remainder mark. Top of rear board cut with box cover, including tiny cut on back cover. ; 4to - 11" to 13" tall; A detailed look at the Paradise Valley region in northern Nevada.. more information

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15) SELDEN LINDSEY U. S. Deputy Marshal
McCullough, Harrell

Paragon Pub. VG+. 1990. 1st Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0962591505. Unread, unmarked, with crease on back cover. ; Trade PB; A true story of the Old West. Seledn Lindsey was a U. S. Deputy Marshal, as well as a gunslinger, cowboy, outlaw, and Indian fighter. Includes accounts of the shoot-out at Rocky Point, how Choctaw Bill was captured, the mystery of Bill Dalton and how Selden Lindsey killed Bill Dalton, and many other escapades of this well-known character of the Oklahoma frontier. Includes photos and maps.. more information

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16) THE DEATHS OF THE BRAVOS
Myers, John Myers

Little, Brown. G/G. 1962. Hardcover. ISBN: B000DZE51C. Loose hinge; DJ has chips and small tears, but intact. In mylar cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 467 pp; An informal history of the men who explored, settled and fought in the mountains, towns and plains of the Western territories during their inchoate, preindustrial period. Written by a man who has devoted his life to research and writing of the American West, it is the most comprehensive presentation of American pioneers in action ever written.. more information

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17) FRONTIER ARMY SKETCHES
Steele, James W

Albuquerque: Univ. of New Mexico Press. VG+/VG. 1969. Facsimile. Hardcover. DJ has edgewear; short closed tear. In mylar protective cover. ; 8vo. more information

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18) INDIAN TRADERS ON THE MIDDLE BORDER The House of Ewing, 1827-54
Trennert, Robert A

Univ of Nebraska Pr. NF/F. 1981. Hardcover. ISBN: 080324407X. Lightly scuffed on heel; pristine DJ in mylar protective cover. Very nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Between 1827 and 1854, Wm G. And George W. Ewing of Fort Wayne, Indiana, were important merchants, real estate brokers, and speculators, as well as professional Indian traders. Trading with the relatively peaceful tribes on the Middle Border (Pottawatomi, Miami, Sac and Fox) , they dominated trade and through its influence in matters of Indian removal, claims cases against the government, and treaty legislation became a potent force in the shaping of American Indian policy.. more information

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19) CAVALIER IN BUCKSKIN George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier
Utley, Robert M

Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Press. F/F. 1989. Hardcover. ISBN: 0806121505. Indexed. Mylar cover. ; 8vo. more information

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20) WILL HENRY'S WEST
Walker, Dale (editor)

Texas Western Pr. NF/NF. 1984. ISBN: 0874040779. Trace wear and light rubbing on DJ; nice copy in mylar protective cover. ; In eleven essays and six stories (including hes much-honored "Lapwai Winter, " "Isley's Stranger, " and "The Tallest Indian in Toltepec") , Will Henry's West is both a celebration and elucidation by its best modern-day practitioner of "that so uniquely salt-cured native literature of our vanished frontier past, " the Western story.. more information

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21) DUST OF THE DESERT Plain Tales of the Desert and of the Border
Weadock, Jack

Tucson, AZ: Arizona Silhouettes. VG/G. 1963. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. DJ price clipped, chipped on spine and corner. Mylar protected. Blank owner's label on inside. ; 8vo; A newspaper columnist's stories of life in the desert southwest.. more information

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