Great Day In The West. Forts, Posts, And Rendezvous Beyond The Mississippi

KENT RUTH

Publication: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963, Norman

First edition. Cloth, 308pp., profusely illus. The author has gathered paintings, drawings, and early photos of 147 frontier sites of the Trans-Mississippi West. He provides an historical text and identifies each site on an accompanying map. An excellent record of various forts, posts, and rendezvous sites of the West. Mention of Wild Bill Hickok, Earp-Clanton feud, Henry Plummer and the rest of his gang, Billy the Kid, and the Lincoln County War. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 50763