Publication: Pioneer Printers, 1951, San Diego
First edition. 8vo. Inscribed and dated on the front page below the map by the author : "To my Reader, Texas Longhorns trailed to Wyoming to fatten on its grass, tied a friendship knot that is still tied. May it never loosen is the wish of Yours Truly, Dick S. Nelson, San Diego, California, April, 1952." The author also notes the Nelson Home Ranch on the map. Pictorial wrappers, 104 pp., frontispiece (map), Illustrated from photographs. In addition to ranching and cattle information there is much to say about early pioneers, the Black Hills, oil, Big Nose George and his gang, Wounded Knee, Indians and their three-day sun dance, and much more. A near fine copy of a scarce item.
Inventory Number: 54203