The Fabulous Frontier; Twelve New Mexico Items by William A. Keleher - 1962

Albuquerque, NM: The University of New Mexico Press, 1962 The University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM. 1962. Hardcover. Revised Edition of the 1945 Rydal Press original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with red lettering on spine and front board. Maps as endpapers. 339 pp 8vo. This book is an attempt to recapture some of the atmosphere prevailing in Territorial days in southeast NM when the NM of a half or three quarters of a century it was decidedly the last bit of the Western Frontier. The large area that was Lincoln County attracted men following the cattle trails; men of outstanding courage and ability. The county, due to its size, offered a golden opportunity for men seeking a new horizon of life most of whom were from elsewhere which contributed to many "Frontier Land Problems'. A clean very presentable copy.