A Bride On The Old Chisholm Trail In 1886.

MARY TAYLOR BUNTON

Publication: The Naylor Company, 1939, San Antonio

First edition. 12mo. Original green cloth, ix [blank], 77 pp., introduction, frontispiece (portrait), illustrations. Sweetwater Ranch Brand on title. Author accompanied her husband on a cattle drive from Nolan County, Texas, to Coolidge, Kansas. "Mollie Bunton made the trip up the Chisholm Trail as a new bride in 1886. In that trip, over 5,000 head of cattle were driven up the trail combining the herds of several owners making the trip together. Her story about that trip is written in her own words. Her narrative gives a delightful account of life on the trail..." Fine in lightly soiled, white dust jacket with minor wear to the extremities.

Inventory Number: 48853