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Glendale, CA: The Arthur Clark Company, 1953. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 343 pages, map frontis, illustrations, maps, slight wear, inscribed by the author, some pages un-opened. Reese Six Score 30, "Nelson was a cowhand throughout the South Plains for the 15 years covered in this book. An interesting and detailed first-hand account of cowboy life. " Herd 670, Six-Guns 577, "Most interesting book of reminiscences, some material on many of the outlaws of Oklahoma and Texas. The Dalton raid at Coffeyville, and the Henry Brown raid on the bank at Medicine Lodge. Billy the Kid, John Wesley Hardin, etc.".
Cowman s Southwest: Being Reminiscences of Oliver Nelson - Freighter, Camp Cook, Cowboy, Frontiersman in Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas and Oklahoma, 1878-1893 by [Nelson, Oliver]; Angie Debo (editor) - 1953
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Cowman s Southwest: Being Reminiscences of Oliver Nelson - Freighter, Camp Cook, Cowboy, Frontiersman in Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas and Oklahoma, 1878-1893
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Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1953. First Edition. Large 8vo. 343 pp. Index. Maps; Illustrations. Red cloth with gilt lettering in fine condition. Western Frontiersmen Series, IV. "A most interesting book of reminiscences, with some material on many of the outlaws of Oklahoma and Texas, telling, among other things, of the Dalton raid on Coffeyville and the Henry Brown raid on the bank of Medicine Lodge. It also has much information on Billy the Kid and some on John Wesley Hardin." - Adams One-Fifty #46. "Nelson was a cowhand throughout the South Plains for fifteen years covered in this book. An interesting and detailed first-hand account of cowboy life in the area. Debo's notes add clarity without detracting from Nelson's narrative." - Six-Score #30. (Clarke & Brunet 164).
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The Cowman's Southwest Being The Reminiscences Of Oliver Nelson Freighter, Camp Cook, Cowboy, Frontiersman In Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas And Oklahoma 1878-1893
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Cowman’s Southwest - Being Reminiscences of Oliver Nelson - Freighter, Camp Cook, Cowboy, Frontiersman in Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas and Oklahoma, 1878-1893
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Glendale, The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1953. First Edition. Western Frontiersman Series, IV. Large 8vo 9” -10” tall. 343pp. Hardcover. Very Good. Red cloth; top edge dyed pink, other edges untrimmed; sepia toned illustrations. Boards have light soiling and shelfwear; gilt lettering on spine is faded; page 341/342 has a 1” piece missing in the margin. From Clark/Brunet: “Adams felt this was one of the most important books on western outlaws and lawmen. The book contains intimate details of the day to day life of the western cow-hand. It has the good fortune of being edited by one of the West’s outstanding scholars. ” Clark/Brunet 164. .
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The Cowman's Southwest Being The Reminiscences Of Oliver Nelson Freighter, Camp Cook, Cowboy, Frontiersman In Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas And Oklahoma 1878-1893
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Glendale, CA: The Arthur Clark Company, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine, page edges un-trimmed, some pages un-opened, 343 pages, frontis, illustrations, very slight wear in a plain brown jacket. Original publishers prospectus for the book laid in. Western Frontiersmen Series IV. Reese Six Score 30, "Nelson was a cowhand throughout the South Plains for the 15 years covered in this book. An interesting and detailed first-hand account of cowboy life. " Herd 670, Six-Guns 577, "Most interesting book of reminiscences, some material on many of the outlaws of Oklahoma and Texas. The Dalton raid at Coffeyville, and the Henry Brown raid on the bank at Medicine Lodge. Billy the Kid, John Wesley Hardin, etc.".
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