Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1969 University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped; small closed tear on bottom front flap edge. Light green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board. Maps as endpapers. 238 pp 8vo. Barbara Jones symbolizes the fortitude, adaptability, physical and moral strength, and sheer talent of the American pioneer woman. She raised 10 children to strict standards, losing some to violence or accident, and reared her family in the midst of the Lincoln County War in the late 1880s. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005352
Title: Ma'am Jones of the Pecos
Author: Eve Ball
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Place of Publication: Tucson, AZ
Date Published: 1969
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Lincoln County War, Eve Ball, Barbara Jones, frontier life, pioneer woman, Ma'am Jones, frontier battles, Apache Indians, Heiskell Jones, Jones Trading Post, Seven Rivers NM, Billy Bonney, Ash Upson, Lincoln County, Fort Stanton, Blazer's Mill
Bookseller catalogs: New Mexico Related; Biographies;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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