Fort Mcpherson, Nebraska, Fort Cottonwood, N. T. Guardian Of The Tracks And Trails.

LOUIS A. HOLMES

Publication: Johnsen Publishing Company, 1963, Lincoln

First edition. This is number 951 of the limited, signed edition. A separate note on the publisher's stationery advises that the author died on the eve of publication and members of his family have provided the publisher with signatures from Mr. Holmes' papers, and one is attached to this volume. 8vo. Pictorial blue cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, [16], 108 pp., preface, acknowledgments, illustrated, appendices, maps, bibliography, index. Front cover and facing page 97, are illustrations by Frederic Remington. The history of Fort McPherson located south of Maxwell, Nebraska, from 1863-1880. Originally established as a military post, the fort became an important protective outpost for emigrants, stage and freight traffic, and the expanding network of trails across the Great Plains. A fine copy in clear dust jacket, as issued.