Footprints Along The Yellowstone

L. W. (GAY) RANDALL

Publication: The Naylor Company,1961, San Antonio

First edition. 8vo. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Author's first book. Decorated cloth cover with titles and decoration in white on front cover and spine, [8], 186 pp., preface, illustrated from photographs. "From the pen and memory of a man who was born and raised in the locale of which he writes comes a fabulous saga of the Wild West, told in all its lurid authenticity, a drama of reality not falsified as in TV productions. Not researched from books and manuscripts, this material has been gleaned by word-of-mouth from the personalities who lived during this turbulent time, many of them friends of the author. Each chapter is a complete story about an interesting character, place, or event in the Yellowstone River area of Montana." .... dust jacket blurb. The discovery of gold and the settlement of Montana Territory were important developments as were the coming of freighting companies and the protection of them from Indian and bandit raiders. Many western characters such as Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill, Death Valley Scotty, "Liver-eater" Johnson, and others live again in these pages. There is much on Yellowstone National Park, including its discovery, development, wild game hunting and fishing, the hunting of elk, rogue grizzly bears, etc. A fine copy in dust jacket with minor wear to rear cover panel.

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