Maverick Town. The Story Of Old Tascosa.

JOHN L. MCCARTY

Publication: University of Oklahoma Press, 1946, Norman

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, maps on endpapers, xiii [1], 277 pp., foreword, illustrated, epilogue, bibliography, index. Well-researched account of the history of Old Tascosa and the surrounding area. Interesting details of the LX, LS, XIT, and Jinglebob ranches, as well as such well-known characters as Billy The Kid, Pat Garrett, Charles Goodnight, John Chisum, and Major George W. Littlefield. Six Guns 1386 says, "The first complete history of this wild cow town, it tells about its gunmen and gun battles and some of the other outlaws of the Southwest." Fine in dust jacket, lightly sunned on the spine, two vertical tears to rear cover panel, and light wear to the extremities.

Inventory Number: 41393