Powder River Invasion. War on the Rustlers in 1892
by Mercer, A.S.; Boots, John Mercer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
n.p, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Full blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to front cover, spine blank, mimeographed (?) frontispiece of "Banditti of the Plains" title page and county clerk statement at rear of book, 7-3/4" tall, 146 pp.. Some fading to covers, old catalog description pasted to rear endpaper, which reads: "The first edition of this account of the invasion of Wyoming by the hired assassins of the cattle barons and of the cold blooded murder of peaceful settlers was rigidly suppressed by the families exposed in it; it names and accuses as murderers the Governor of Wyoming and many of the most prominent cattle owners around Casper and Cheyenne.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001949
- Title
- Powder River Invasion. War on the Rustlers in 1892
- Author
- Mercer, A.S.; Boots, John Mercer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- n.p
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- western americana crime law justice
- Bookseller catalogs
- Oregon/Pacific Northwest;
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
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