Cattlemen Vs. Sheepherders. Five Decades Of Violence In The West 1880-1920

BILL O'NEAL

Publication: Eakin Press, 1989, Austin

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, xi [blank], 212 pp. preface, acknowledgments, illustrated mostly from photographs, map, portraits, endnotes, bibliography, index.

O'Neal traces the history of various wars and clashes between cattlemen and sheepmen. Includes a chapter entitled "Arizona's Pleasant Valley War," which tells of the Graham-Tewksbury Feud and another chapter entitled "Final Troubles," tells of other Arizona cattle-sheep conflicts. The Johnson County War as well as various clashes in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington are also covered in this fast-paced book. Fine in dust jacket.