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Abell, Elizabeth Westward, Westward, Westward the Long Trail West and the Men Who Followec It Franklin Watts, Inc 1958 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book plate attached. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or929694. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Adams, Alexander B. Sunlight And Storm: The Great American Plains G.P. Putnam's Sons 1977 hardcover. Book Club edition. . BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some staining to page edges. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Slight tears to jacket. Book #or940519. ISBN #0399115633 / 9780399115639. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Adams, Andy Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days 2000 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100511. ISBN #0618083480 / 9780618083480. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Adams, Andy Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days 2000 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100511. ISBN #0618083480 / 9780618083480. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A classic fictional chronicle of life on the open trail, THE LOG OF A COWBOY has long been considered the best and most reliable account of real cowboy life ever written. In the years following the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Andy Adams left his home in the San Antonio Valley and took to the range. Here he charts his first journey as a bona fide cowboy, from south Texas to Montana along the western trail. Guided by his plainspoken, sure-saddled voice and the living, breathing feel of firsthand experience on every page, we relive dusty cattle drives, perilous river crossings, honor-based gunfights, and narrow escapes from buffalo stampedes, not to mention tall tales passed around the campfire and such unforgettable characters as Bull Durham and Bill Blades. THE LOG OF A COWBOY, newly introduced by Thomas McGuane, offers a true depiction of a cowboy's life and work as well as a classic adventure story of the great American frontier.
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Adams, Andy Log Of a Cowboy: A Narrative Of The Old Trail Days 2000 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1061738. ISBN #0618083480 / 9780618083480. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Adams, Andy Log Of a Cowboy: A Narrative Of The Old Trail Days 2000 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1061738. ISBN #0618083480 / 9780618083480. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
stock image, actual book may vary A classic fictional chronicle of life on the open trail, THE LOG OF A COWBOY has long been considered the best and most reliable account of real cowboy life ever written. In the years following the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Andy Adams left his home in the San Antonio Valley and took to the range. Here he charts his first journey as a bona fide cowboy, from south Texas to Montana along the western trail. Guided by his plainspoken, sure-saddled voice and the living, breathing feel of firsthand experience on every page, we relive dusty cattle drives, perilous river crossings, honor-based gunfights, and narrow escapes from buffalo stampedes, not to mention tall tales passed around the campfire and such unforgettable characters as Bull Durham and Bill Blades. THE LOG OF A COWBOY, newly introduced by Thomas McGuane, offers a true depiction of a cowboy's life and work as well as a classic adventure story of the great American frontier.
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Adams, Ramon F. Come An Get It: The Story of the Old Cowboy Cook University of Oklahoma Press 1972 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1119012. ISBN #0806110139 / 9780806110134. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Adams, Ramon F. Come An Get It: The Story of the Old Cowboy Cook University of Oklahoma Press 1972 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1119012. ISBN #0806110139 / 9780806110134. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Come an Get It was the most familiar and welcome call on the range era of the great trail drives following the Civil War. In this entertaining volume, Ramon F. Adams, author of the popular Western Words, tell the story of the old cowboy cooks, and the result is another highly original contribution to the folklore of the cattle country. Although the cowboy cleared the Southwestern frontier of savage Indians and opened the land for settlement, the cook and his commissary contributed greatly to the success of the operation; for as an army depends upon its mess-kitchens, so the cowboys depended upon the chuck wagon. Without it, there would have been to trail drives to rescue Texas from bankruptcy following the Civil War, no roundups to speed the development of the cattle industry, and no beef for the heavily populated areas of the United States. The author records the place and influence of the range cook upon Western life. He discusses the functions of coosie, the food he served, and his methods of preparing it-giving recipes for sourdough biscuits, fluff-duffs, son-of-a-bitch stew, and other distinctive dishes of the range. He describes, too, the wagon, its evolution, and its place in the hearts of the men who called it home. Although there remain a few chuck wagons on the larger ranches today, they have become so scarce that one is rarely seen except in a museum or a rodeo parade, and the younger generation of cooks, like the cowboys themselves has been tamed. Every cook was a character, perhaps with reason, for no man ever worked under greater difficulties or with fewer conveniences. Anecdotes and incidents which illuminate the idiosyncrasies of these Sultans of the Skillets are recounted with gusto. Nick Eggenhofer s drawings help Mr. Adams bring the cook and his accoutrement vividly to life.
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Ainsworth, Ed Cowboy in Art: The Unforgettable West - Seen Magnificently Through The Eyes Of Great American Artists hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1069202. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Alderson, Nannie T.; Smith, Helena Huntington Bride Goes West University of Nebraska Press 1969 paperback. Previous owner's name written in. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or937908. ISBN #0803250010 / 9780803250017. (keywords: Western Americana) (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Allen, Frederick A Decent Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes University of Oklahoma Press 2004 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1141311. ISBN #0806140380 / 9780806140384. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Alther, Lisa Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance Lyons Press 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or963229. ISBN #0762782250 / 9780762782253. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Alther, Lisa Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance Lyons Press 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or963229. ISBN #0762782250 / 9780762782253. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary America s most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate Hatfield relative of "Devil Anse" Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a Hatfield cousin of stealing one of his hogs, triggering years of violence and retribution, including a Romeo-and-Juliet interlude that eventually led to the death of one of McCoy s daughters. In a drunken brawl, three of McCoy's sons killed Devil Anse Hatfield s younger brother. Exacting vigilante vengeance, a group of Hatfields tied them up and shot them dead. McCoy posses hijacked part of the Hatfield firing squad across state lines to stand trial, while those still free burned down Ranel McCoy s cabin and shot two of his children in a botched attempt to suppress the posses. Legal wrangling ensued until the US Supreme Court ruled that Kentucky could try the captured West Virginian Hatfields. Seven went to prison, and one, mentally disabled, yelled, The Hatfields made me do it as he was hanged. But the feud didn t end there. Its legend continues to have an enormous impact on the popular imagination and the region. With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, bestselling author Lisa Alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigation of what happened, masterfully setting the feud in its historical and cultural contexts, digging deep into the many causes and explanations of the fighting, and revealing surprising alliances and entanglements. Here is a fascinating new look at the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud.
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery National Geographic 2002 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or723006. ISBN #0792264738 / 9780792264736. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery National Geographic 2002 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or723006. ISBN #0792264738 / 9780792264736. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Lewis and Clark s Voyage of Discovery defined the American spirit like no other event of the 19th century. Now, in celebration of its bicentennial, Stephen E. Ambrose offers a refreshing look at the explorers and their legendary journey in this IMAX bicentennial edition of Lewis Clark: Voyage of Discovery. In a new illustrated introduction, Ambrose talks about the making of the film and its significance in commemorating and documenting the expedition, and the land it crossed, 200 years later. Voyage of Discovery is an exceptional work of history and photography that National Geographic is proud to feature in coordination with the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council and their celebration of 2003-2006. Changed by time but timeless in its inspiration, the Lewis and Clark Trail comes to life through Stephen E. Ambrose s inspired narrative, rich commentary, personal selections from the explorers s journals, and an accompaniment of stunning new photographs that exhibit the undying beauty of the American West. National Geographic photographer Sam Abell presents an array of compelling modern images from the Missouri to the Pacific Coast that offset rare historic photos, art, and maps some sketched by Lewis and Clark themse
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Simon & Schuster 1996 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1029016. ISBN #0684811073 / 9780684811079. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Simon & Schuster 1996 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1029016. ISBN #0684811073 / 9780684811079. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the bestselling author of the definitive book on D-Day comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis was the perfect choice. He endured incredible hardships and saw incredible sights, including vast herds of buffalo and Indian tribes that had had no previous contact with white men. He and his partner, Captain William Clark, made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, provided invaluable scientific data on the flora and fauna of the Louisiana Purchase territory, and established the American claim to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information about weather, terrain, and medical knowledge at the time to provide a colorful and realistic backdrop for the expedition. Lewis saw the North American continent before any other white man; Ambrose describes in detail native peoples, weather, landscape, science, everything the expedition encountered along the way, through Lewis's eyes. Lewis is supported by a rich variety of colorful characters, first of all Jefferson himself, whose interest in exploring and acquiring the American West went back thirty years. Next comes Clark, a rugged frontiersman whose love for Lewis matched Jefferson's. There are numerous Indian chiefs, and Sacagawea, the Indian girl who accompanied the expedition, along with the French-Indian hunter Drouillard, the great naturalists of Philadelphia, the French and Spanish fur traders of St. Louis, John Quincy Adams, and many more leading political, scientific, and military figures of the turn of the century. This is a book about a hero. This is a book about national unity. But it is also a tragedy. When Lewis returned to Washington in the fall of 1806, he was a national hero. But for Lewis, the expedition was a failure. Jefferson had hoped to find an all-water route to the Pacific with a short hop over the Rockies-Lewis discovered there was no such passage. Jefferson hoped the Louisiana Purchase would provide endless land to support farming-but Lewis discovered that the Great Plains were too dry. Jefferson hoped there was a river flowing from Canada into the Missouri-but Lewis reported there was no such river, and thus no U.S. claim to the Canadian prairie. Lewis discovered the Plains Indians were hostile and would block settlement and trade up the Missouri. Lewis took to drink, engaged in land speculation, piled up debts he could not pay, made jealous political enemies, and suffered severe depression. High adventure, high politics, suspense, drama, and diplomacy combine with high romance and personal tragedy to make this outstanding work of scholarship as readable as a novel.
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening Of The American West paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133013. ISBN #0684826976 / 9780684826974. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening Of The American West paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133013. ISBN #0684826976 / 9780684826974. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose, the bestselling author od D-Day, presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it -- wild, awsome, and pristinely beautiful. Undaunted Courage is a stunningly told action tale that will delight readers for generations.
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening Of The American West paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127934. ISBN #0684826976 / 9780684826974. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening Of The American West paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127934. ISBN #0684826976 / 9780684826974. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
stock image, actual book may vary In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose, the bestselling author od D-Day, presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose shows us the American West as Lewis saw it -- wild, awsome, and pristinely beautiful. Undaunted Courage is a stunningly told action tale that will delight readers for generations.
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Andrews, Ralph W. This Was Sawmilling: Sawdust Sagas Of The Western Mills hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or971181. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Armitage, Susan; Jameson, Elizabeth Women's West 1987 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1051127. ISBN #0806120673 / 9780806120676. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Armitage, Susan; Jameson, Elizabeth Women's West 1987 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1051127. ISBN #0806120673 / 9780806120676. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The American West looms large in popular imagination-a place where men were rugged and independent, violent and courageous. In this mythic West all the men were white, and the women were largely absent. The few female actors played supporting roles around the edges of the drama. Molded by the Victorian Cult of True Womanhood, they were passive, dependent, reluctant, and out of place. Men "won" the West. Women, against their better judgement, followed them to this "newly discovered" place and tried to re-create the amenities of the urban East. Or so the myth goes. The Women s West challenges this picture as racist, sexist, and romantic and rejects the customary emphasis of traditional western history on the nineteenth-century frontier, discovered and defined by Anglo men. In its place The Women s West begins the construction of a new western history as complex and varied as the people who lived it. This collection of twenty-one articles creates a multidimensional portrait of western women. The pioneer women presented here were actors in their own lives, not passive participants in their husbands ventures. They were hardy seekers who came west, sometimes alone, in search of jobs, freedom, or land to homestead. They were political activists who worked tirelessly to win the right to vote and to hold political office. They adapted in practical ways to their own and their families economic and personal needs in a new environment.
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Arnold, Oren Sun In Your Eyes hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Cracked Hinge / still useable. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1137873. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Arnold, Oren and John P. Hale Hot Irons; Heraldry of the Ranger Macmillan Company 1944 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1133238. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Asfar, Dan Outlaws And Lawmen Of The West: Volume II 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1116883. ISBN #1551053381 / 9781551053387. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Atherton, Lewis Cattle Kings 1972 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129256. ISBN #0803257597 / 9780803257597. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
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Atherton, Lewis Cattle Kings 1972 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129256. ISBN #0803257597 / 9780803257597. (filed under: Western Americana ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "This is the first real attempt to assay the cattle kings as a managerial and employing class. . . . Anyone considering American entrepreneurship, social history, or the American West will have to consult it."--Joe B. Frantz, Mississippi Valley Historical Review. "The new image of the cattle country that emerges from Atherton's pages is no less romantic than the prior stereotype; he writes vividly and describes cattle wars and cowtown disorders with as much gusto as authors unrestrained by the truth." --Ray Allen Billington, Chicago Tribune. "Professor Atherton has written an intellectual evaluation of the pioneer cattleman in his unique western habitat. It is freshly diverting, smartly written, and probably the best critical review ever presented on this complex subject."--B. W. Allred, Agricultural History.
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