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by John Rosenfield, Jr. , Illustrated by John Patton
Book is in Very Good+ condition for its age. No Dust Jacket as issued
* Limited replica edition - exact duplicate of the 1928 original edition - includes certificate of authenticity by the publishers
* Oversize hardcover with illustrated boards front and back
* Illustrations by John Patton, text by John Rosenfield, Jr.
* Published by Pepper Jones Martinez, 1970, 217 pages
* Originally published by the Dallas Morning News in serial form from the Fall of 1926 until June 1927. The strips begin with the Spanish occupation of the New World and continues through Texas' reconstruction following the civil war.
* The only real flaw in the book is the blank first leaf is torn - half of it is missing. It would enhance the look to simply remove it, but I will leave that to the buyer. Light edgewear to cover.
$49.95
by Paul Patterson
Book is in Near Mint condition in Excellent +++ DJ
* Patterson grew up and worked in ranching country east and north of the Pecos River. As a man, he worked herds of cattle and flocks of sheep. For a while, Paul was a hillbilly disc jockey in Fort Worth, but soon turned to teaching. With his fine wit and his skill as a teller ancecdotes, Paul often appeared as a speaker. He used to do rodeo announcing and has written several books. This book is grown out of his life in Pecos County.
* Texas Folklore Society, 1967, Austin, Paisano Books #2.
* 101 pg
$27.50
By Kinky Friedman
Signed by Kinky
Book is in Very Good + condition in Very Good + DJ
* SIGNED by Kinky on the title page
* The Kinkster's take on the state made famous by the Alamo, with provocative essays, profiles of famous Texans,and more, in his inimitable style
* Stated First Edition, 2005
* A couple of slightly dog-eared pages, otherwise very clean, tightly bound,
* 215 pages, St. Martin's Press,
$74.95
by Bill James
1995 SIGNED numbered 1st Edition
Book is in Very Good condition
* The author's primary purpose in writing this book was to present accurate information about some of the lesser known men who were involved in gunfights inthe old west. This is the story of one of those men, Buck Chadborn.
* 1995 numbered #5 of 400, inscribed and signed by the author
* 68 pages
* heavily illustrated with actual photographs of the men and the weapons involved
* HC no DJ
$49.95
SIGNED EDITION
Covered Wagon and Ox Team Days
1931 Oregon Trail Memorial Edition
Signed by Howard Driggs
Book is in VG + condition.
* Published for the Oregon Trail Memorial Association by World Book Company
Just before Ezra Meeker died in 1928 at the age of 98, he regreted leaving his life's work unfinished , but his vision was carried on by the Oregon Trail Memorial Association. This book records the work and achievement of that Associaiont. It also records the Association's indebtedness to Dr. Howard Driggs, Prof. of Engligh at NY University, who filled the gap caused by the deathe of Mr. Meeker.
Dr. Howard Driggs signed this book.
$54.95
by Ed Bille
SIGNED by the Author
Book is in NEAR MINT condition for age
* A pictorial history of two central Wyoming fields, one famous, one notorious, full of pictures and descriptions of the early days of the western U.S. oil boom.
* 1978, pub by Mountain States Lithograph, 170 pages,
* 11 1/4 x 8 1/4.
$249.95
by L. Randall Rogers
1990 first edition, inscribed by author
Book is in Near Mint / Mint condition in VG+ DJ
* From the DJ: Inscribed, Signed and Dated by the author. A story from the Colonial Period of the Anglo-American settlement of Texas. The two particular friends were Refugio De la Garza and Felipe De la Garza who were instrumental in making the settlement possible. This story gives details of the lives of these friends, who met through the Masonic Lodge.
* Texian Press, 1990 First Edition, 138 pages
* DJ has 1/8" tear and small amount of edgewear, otherwise crisp and bright
* Tightly bound, like new book
$54.95
Photographs by Erwin E. Smith, text by J Haley
1952 1st edition
Book is in Very Good condition.
* Erwin Smith, who took a camera to cow camps in the early years of this century, before the old life in the saddle was entirely dead and gone.
* "Smith is to range-land photography what Mathew Brady was to Civil War photography." - Houston Chronicle
A photographic record of the real life and work of cowboys. Erwin E. Smith was the outstanding cowboy photographer of the West, and these eighty photographs were among those he chose for an exhibit of his best work at the 1936 Texas Centennial. With text by J. Evetts Haley, a noted historian of the range.
1952 Univ of Texas Press, HC no DJ, 112 pages, 80 + b/w plates of images of life on the range, Exceptionally clean inside, cover has wear of ex lib book
$49.95
by John Hakols (editor)
Book is in EXCELLENT ++ condition. No DJ.
* Collection of stories about the American frontier.
* The articles in the book all appeared at various times in "The Frontier", a magazine published at Montana State Univ from 1928 to 1939 and consist of well-edited first-person narratives, letters, and diaries of the westward movement.
* Published by Montana State University Press, 1962, 436 pages
* Minor wear to cover is only flaw
* Illustrated cover.
$44.95
by John Howard Griffin
Book is in GOOD + condition. No DJ
- Pub by First National Bank of Midland, 1959, 212 pages,
- The history of the oil-rich Permian Basin area of West Texas, centered around Midland Texas.
- This book commissioned by the First Nat Bank.
- Written by the author of Black Like Me, the book provides an account of the early days about the buffalo, the Comanches and violent conflicts before it became the home of the cowboys and ranchers. Great ranches were developed in this area, then oil was discovered and the little cowtown became a cosmopolitan city, the center of the Permian Basin oil empire.
- Pages clean throughout and tightly bound.
- Writing inside the rear cover along with pencil marks,
- Corner bumps on cover, along with edgewear.
$19.95
Stories of the Montana Pioneers
by Linda Wostrel
Book is in Near Mint condition, softcover no jacket as issued
* A collection of the stories about the men and women who braved the perils of the unknown and blazed a trail into what was to become the Great State of Montana. First-hand accounts of these pioneers’ personal histories.
* 2001, pub by Stoneydale Pr Publications
$25.95
Texas Newspapers before the Civil War
by Marilyn McAdams Sibley
Stated First edition - 1983
Book is in Mint condition in Excellent+ DJ (one very small tear on DJ)
* From the time the press first reached Texas in 1813 until the Civil War, some 400 newspapers appeared to chronicle the development of a nation, then a state.
* An annotated checklist of Texas newspapers from annexation to the Civil War makes this an invaluable reference work, but its lively style make it an interesting tale for any who likes to read about Texas history.
* 1983 Stated First Edition, Texas A&M Univ Press, 404 pages
$29.95
by H. H. Halsell
First printing of 1983 edition of 1937 work
Book is in Near Mint condition, no DJ
* The recollections of a real cowboy, who rode the cattle trails of Texas and the Southwest during the late 1800's / early 1900's.
* 276 pages, Chisolm Trail Series pub by TCU University Press, 1983 new edition of the 1937 original work.
* According to the Texas State Historical Society, Harry Hurrinden Halsell (1860-1957), cowboy, trail driver, rancher, and author, was born on October 6, 1860, near Clarksville, Texas. According to his autobiography at age eleven, he and his older brother, Oscar, accompanied their father on a trail drive to Shreveport, Louisiana. Halsell later recalled that he and his brother both carried guns and were expected to take their turns at guarding the cattle. During his time as a trail driver Halsell traveled throughout Texas and Oklahoma and took his cattle as far north as Kansas City. These are his memoirs.
$24.95
By Jerry Thompson, illustrated by Bruce Marshall
1974 Limited edition
Book is in Like New condition, in Mylar wrap
* Numerous black & white illustrations. Tan boards with color pictorial on cover in original clear mylar dj.
* A fine military history on the Laredo and South Texas area from pre-historic times through the Civil War, with an emphasis on Hispanic history. Contains information on the conquistadors, Father Hidalgo, Canales, Somervell Expedition, Mier Expedition, Fort McIntosh, Santos Benavides, the Civil War, Texas Rangers, Indians and Indian raids.
* A compilation of a series of articles published by the Laredo Times in 1973-1974 on the military history of Laredo.
* Printed on special paper, oversized book at 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 square
* Limited printing stated at 500. Not numbered
* Pub by Presidential Press, 1974. 235 pages
* Only flaw is mylar has a couple of small tears
$229.95
By J. W. Wilbarger
Book is overall in Mint condition. no DJ
* The word "depredate" means plunder or ravage. In the nineteenth century, the term "depredations" was universally used to describe massacres, conflicts, and cruelty inflicted by Indians upon whites. A classic of Texas literature, Indian Depredations in Texas, by J.W. Wilbarger (1890), compiles the stories of more than 250 attacks from the 1820s to the 1870s. The book is a valuable chronicle of the decades-long battle for control of Texas.
* Illustrated with thirty-four woodcuts signed by T.J. Owen, better known as the author William Sydney Porter (O. Henry).
* Original narratives of Texas history and adventure. "This volume is the most thorough compilation of accounts of Indian warfare in Texas in the 19th century."
* 1985 reproduction facsimile of the 1889 orig,
* Eakin Press, Austin, TX ,No DJ, 691 pages.
$59.95
The history and story of the famous Meling cattle ranch in the Baja
by Paul Sanford
1968 first edition
Book is in Very Good condition
* Pages clean and white, nice pictorial boards
* Ex Library copy, with usual markings/card holder, black marks along page edge
* Published by the Naylor Company, 1968, 121 pages.
* Frontispiece map, illustrations.
* Original pictorial cloth.
* Many photographs included
Saga of Baja California's famed Meling Guest Ranch. 121 pages, photos, map end-papers. Meling Ranch, also known as Rancho San José, is the product of a marriage uniting two pioneering families - the Melings and the Johnsons. Both families settled in northern Baja California in the early 1900s.
$44.95
by Gen. Thomas J. Green
1935 Steck publisher's edition
Good condition book for age. No DJ
* Full title is: Journal of the Texian Expedition Against Mier; Subsequent Imprisonment of the Author; His Sufferings, and Final Escape from the Castle of Perote. With Reflections Upon the Present Political and Probable Future relations of Texas, Mexico, and the United States.
* Reprint of 1845 orig by Steck Publishers, 1935
* Front hinge coming off of part of the spine, but otherwise very clean with pages tightly bound.
* Ex Library with usual markings and cardholder
* Illustrated by Drawings Taken from Life by Charles McLaughlin, a Fellow-Prisoner.
$249.95
by John C. West
1969 reprint of 1901 edition
Book is in Very Good ++ condition
* Ex-library with mylar wrapped DJ
* Published by Texian Press
* Remainder marks
* Pages are very clean and tightly bound
* Spine straight
* Memoirs of a fighter in the 4th Texas infantry. The Diary and Letters of a private soldier in Hood's Texas Brigade.
$49.95
edited by Boadright and Day
1969 facsimile of 1944 edition
Book is in Very Good ++ condition
* Ex-library , no DJ
* Remainder marks
* Pages are very clean and tightly bound
* Spine straight
* How far is it from hell to breakfast? Out in the cow country a man upon returning from a trip might say that he had traveled from hell to breakfast. Nobody could tell you in miles just how far he had been, but everybody would know that he had traveled a far piece and covered a lot of territory.
$24.95
The History Behind the Images
by Thomas J. Noel and John Fielder
1st Edition SIGNED by John Fielder
Book is in Near Mint condition in Near Mint DJ
* Full of images, this book goes beyond the authors' prior book and tells you why a town disappeared, how a reservoir came to be, and whom we can thand for preserving theat majestic mountain. Thomas Noel reveals the fascinating tales behind what's pictured in William Henry Jackson's 19th century photographs, supplemented by his own magnificent photographs of Colorado.
* Gift inscription as well as the author's signature.
* Westcliffe Publishers 2001,319 pg
$64.95
by Sibyl Hancock , illustrated by George Farrar
Author Signed, 1985 First Edition
Book is in Very Good condition
* Tells the story of the hurricane which hit Galveston, Texas in 1900.
* Only two defects keep this from being Excellent condition: The prior owner wrote his first name in black marker on the cover and his last name in black marker on the inside of the front cover
* Tight spine, pages clean and white, nicely illustrated
* Ex Library copy, with usual markings
* Published by Eakin Press, 1985, 40 pages.
$21.95
by Janice Jordan Shefelman
Book is in Excellent condition in Good DJ
* Based on her ancestors' 1845 immigration from Germany to the Texas hill country, Shefelman tells of a journey into the wilderness that is filled with hardship, tragedy and adventure. The author is a children's librarian who wrote this book for children and adults alike. It is a work of fiction, based on historical fact.
* Illustrated by the author's family
* Second printing of first edition
* Gift inscription NOT by author,
* Eakin Press, Austin, 1983, 126 pages
* DJ has lots of edgewear.
$17.95
By Ben Green, Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund
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Book is in Good condition
* The author of Horse Tradin' has told here tales about his adventures with wild steers, sharing with readers in 13 stories the years he worked the rugged cowboy life.
* Ex lib with usual markings with tape marks on pages
* 6th print 1973 c 1969 Knopf 306 pages
* DJ in mylar in EX condition
* pages very clean, binding has some play, but everything still together
* book has remainder marks, foxing
$24.95
Trick and Fancy Rope Spinning
by Chester Byers
Book is in EXCELLENT condition in VERY GOOD - DJ
* Chester Byers is a champion rope spinner and trick and fancy roper.
* Fully illustrated with many drawings and photos.
* Foreward by Will Rogers,
* Extremely clean pages, all tightly bound
* Very slight bowing of front cover, along with weak front hinge
* DJ has wear and small tears along the edges, but otherwise very nice and bright.
* 105 pages, G Putnam's Sons, 1928 copyright, seventh printing of 1st edition
$39.95
by Bill Leftwich
Book is in Near Mint condition.
* Softcover booklet
* The story of Judge Roy Bean, the famous "Hanging Judge"
* Unnumbered pages, 1959, Pecos Press.
* Miminal wear, a couple of stray marks on the rear
* Pages are all clean and bright, tightly bound, no underlining or highlighting
$16.95
by Bill Leftwich, inscribed / signed
Book is in Near Mint to Mint condition HC in Like DJ
* Chihuahua Crossing is a large, well-built concrete bridge across the Rio Grande that is not well guarded. This is a work of fiction, about Islamic fanatics, led by a Cuban, who come across with the intention of blowing up Los Alamos, Sandia Lab and Pan Tex, near Amarillo, Texas. It is up to Pete Kyle, a Texas rancher and WW2 veteran, to stop the terrorists.
* 2004 self-published, inscribed and signed by the author
* Bill Leftwich was born in Oklahoma into an English, Chicasaw-Cherokee family. Raised in Texas, he fought in WW2 and received 3 battle stars and the silver star. A prolific writer of western fiction and non-fiction.
$199.95
by Frank Robertson
FIRST EDITION
Book is in NEAR MINT condition in a GOOD + DJ
* From the DJ: Four exciting new adventures of this knight errant of the Old West. Written by one of the best known Western authors.
* The first story reveals how Paladin won his name and character in a duel. Annother puts him on the trail of the evel that is poisoning a lumber camp. In the third, he takes the side of a threatened group of Chinese people. In the fourth, Paladin at long last meets the man who murdered his parents during the Civil War (shades of Batman !!)
* First Edition
* Pub by MacMillan, 1963, 218 pages,
* Pages all clean and tightly bound. Spine is straight.
* DJ is not price clipped. Has shelf wear and some small tears
$199.95
by Martha Emmons
Inscribed / Signed by the Author
Book is overall in EX condition. NM book in VG Dust Jacket
* Inscribed / Signed by Martha Emmons
* Texas folklore, including:
Tall tales, ghost stories, humorous anecdotes, superstitions, folk saying, folk "cures", all from reminiscences of her early days, early friends black & white, along with stories from her own family & their quaint customs.
* Texian Press, 101 pages, 1976
* Illustrated by Ron Vaughan
$69.95
by Kenneth Wheeler
Book is in Near Mint condition in Very Good DJ
* This study of the early development of raw Texas towns into cities focuses on Houston, Galveston, Austin and San Antonio, focusing on the how busy, vital commercial centers acquired culture, morals and pretentions along with economic growth. By 1865 Houston had become the commercial heart of Texas, Austin the seat of government, and Galveston the most cosmopolitan city in the state. San Antonio had begun its trasformation from an old Mexican town to a center of commerce and cattle trade.
* Harvard Univ Press, 1968, Cambridge MA, 222 pages.
* DJ has some edgewear and 1 small edge tear.
$19.95
The Narrative of Nelson Lee, the Texas Ranger
FIRST EDITION 1957
Book is overall in Near Mint condition. Mint book in Good+ Dust Jacket
* 1957 Western Frontier Library edition. 179 Page, Univ of Oklahoma Press. First Univ of Oklahoma Edition stated.
* Born in Texas in 1807, Nelson Lee lived a life of adventure. He traveled widely before serving a brief time in the Texas Navy and later, becoming a Texas Ranger in 1840. He saw action in campaigns against marauding Mexicans, troublesome Comanches and outlaw gangs, escaping capture in the expedition to Mier. Later, captured by the Comanches, he survived hardship, cruelty and suffering for the three years of his captivity. After his escape, he returned home and wrote this book, the story of his life in the Comanche country, reprinted here as part of the Western Frontier LIbrary
* Small amount of wear and small tear at spine to the DJ are the only flaws.
This is the first edition and has
no writing, but the DJ is more shelf worn
$39.95
The Narrative of Nelson Lee, the Texas Ranger
SECOND PRINTING 1967
Book is overall in Near Mint condition. Mint book in EXECELLENT Dust Jacket
* 1967 Western Frontier Library edition. 179 Page, Univ of Oklahoma Press. Second Printing Univ of Oklahoma Edition stated.
* Born in Texas in 1807, Nelson Lee lived a life of adventure. He traveled widely before serving a brief time in the Texas Navy and later, becoming a Texas Ranger in 1840. He saw action in campaigns against marauding Mexicans, troublesome Comanches and outlaw gangs, escaping capture in the expedition to Mier. Later, captured by the Comanches, he survived hardship, cruelty and suffering for the three years of his captivity. After his escape, he returned home and wrote this book, the story of his life in the Comanche country, reprinted here as part of the Western Frontier LIbrary
* Like new book. Gift inscription inside front cover and DJ is price clipped.
$39.95
Farmers Branch and Carrollton
by Georgia Myers Ogle
Book is in Very Good ++ Condition. No DJ
* A detailed history of Carrollton, Texas and Farmers Branch, Texas on the occassion of the bicentennial of the Peters Colony Settlement from which they developed.
* Illustrated by Sharon Cozart,
* Nortex Press, 1977.
* From the library of RL Turner High, ex-library 647 pages, stamped discarded with black marks along edges, the book is otherwise in Excellent condition,
* Pages clean and well bound.
$99.95
by Bess Woodford and Ellen Quillin
Book is in Near Mint condition in Near Mint DJ
* This is the story of the people who created a great educational and cultural institution. This story goes deeply into the grass roots of the area round about. The historical background, the customs and lives of those who gave so much to this institution, for a rich mixture of prehistoric Texas, the Spanish conquest, pioneer living, arts and crafts and works of a colorful region.
* 1966 San Antonio Museum Association, 373 pg
$32.95
by Will James
Book is overall in Good - Good+ condition. No DJ
* James' work, which includes 25 novels, continues to appeal to a large audience who grew up reading his books and to new generations of horse fanciers and cowboy fans. He was also a prolific painter and western artist.
* He had an easy-going, storytelling quality of his writing, illustrated with his own drawings and paintings.
* James' first novel, Smoky, won the Newbery Medal in 1927 as the most significant contribution in American literature that year for children.
* All 25 of his books are still in print.
* Listing of the stories in the book are in a photo below
* B&W illustrations throughout by the author
* 1951 Charles Scribner's Sons,242 pages
* Pages clean an unmarked
* Ex lib with card holder removed and stamps, front hinge slightly loose, corner bumps, title on spine rubbed
$19.95
Macdonalds First Library
Book is in Good condition
* A lavishly illustrated children's book about cowboys around the world. Sample picture below of how nice the color illustrations are.
* Published by Macdonald Educational, London
* 1973 2nd printing, 31 pages.
* The pages are nice and clean, and the binding is tight, but a couple of the pages have some damage from being stuck together / separated. The damage is very little. Cover shows some slight wear as well.
$12.95
by Isabella Bird
Book is in Good+ to VG - condition. No DJ
- Illustrated by Paul Laune,
- Holt, Rinehart, Winsont, 1964. 122 pages
- Ex-library with all library markings / card holder.
- Pages all clean, and tightly bound.
- Cover has shelfwear expected of library book
- Nicely illustrated in B&W.
$9.95
by Isabella Bird
Book is in MINT condition
* Softcover,
* Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1999 of 1960 copyright, 276 pages.
* A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains contains letters written by Bird to her sister during her six-month journey through the Colorado Rockies in 1873.
$7.95
Book is in Excellent + condition. Paperback
- 1965 2nd printing of 1964 copyright. 120 pages.
- This book is about the people El Paso and surrounding.
- Pulling no punches, it describes what mades El Paso part of America's last frontier giving the good and the bad. Appears to have never been read. Very little wear.
$14.95
Book is in EXCELLENT condition in VG Dust Jacket
- Houghton Mifflin, 376 pg, 1958
- Jacket has edge wear and a couple of small tears but is otherwise bright and clean.
- This is the true story of a love affair between a woman and her homeland.
- Born in Brownsville, TX, she moved to New England where she lived until 1953 when she took a casual trip to Texas.
- For five years, Lasswell traveled the state, falling in love with the place she was born.
- Here is an intimate account of the history and people of Texas.
$29.95
by Margaraet Cousins
Book is in NEAR MINT condition
* The classic story of the siege of the Alamo, as told for young readers. Originally published in 1958, thousands of children each year enjoy this story from the unique point of view of twelve-year old Billy Campbell.
* Softcover,
* 1983 Corona Publishing, 180 pages,
* ages 4-8,
* name written inside front cover, minor highlighting and pencil notations othewise fine.
$9.95
by Mackey Murdock
Book is in NEAR MINT condition. Softcover
* In the early 1900's, much of Texas was raw and unbroken, waiting to be tamed. Murdock describes how these old-time Texans accomplished this task with their sweat, laughter and lives.
* Told in their own words by these builders of Texas, an enlightening account of their everyday life hardships and triumphs.
* Republic of Texas Press, 2000, presumed first edition as their does not appear to be a hardcover edition, 242 pages
$8.95
Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
by Francis Parkman
Book is in NEAR MINT condition
* The book is a first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23.
* Heritage Club Edition, faux leather binding with gilt stamp image on front, 1971, 297 pages,
* Prior owner name mailing label inside cover, otherwise fine,
* no slipcase
$24.95
by W. W. Newcomb, Jr.
Book is in Very Good condition. Mylar wrapped Excellent condition DJ
* The author presents a lively re-creation of all aspects of Indian existence withing the present borders of the state.
* Pages clean and tightly bound.
* Ex library, Univ of Texas Press, 7th printing 1980 , 404 pages.
* Stamps from library, damage to interior covers where the DJ was pasted down, and then lifted. Remainder marks on edges.
$34.95
by Amanda M. Ellis
SIGNED first edition
Book is in Very Good - condition for age. Softcover. No DJ as issued
* The story of the Colorado Gold Rush and the boisterous camps at Cripple Creek and Leadville
* Dentan Printing Co, Colorado Springs,
* 1954 softcover 48 pages
$19.95
by Col. W. A. Graham
Book is in EXCELLENT condition
* The story of Custer's Last Fight - the story of the Little Big Horn - and the mystery that still enshrouds Custer's fate, continue to fascinate the student of Indian Wars. This narrative became public in 1926.
* Bonanza books, 5th printing 1959 original 1926 C,
* Yellow boards, no DJ, minor wear to cover, EX condition based on age. 224 pages
$18.95
by A. C. Green, Illustrated by Ancel Nunn
SIGNED by the author
* West Texas, the author's "Personal Country" is mapped in his heart and mind. Looking back on the West Texas he grew up in, in and around Abilene, Greene evokes with humor and affection its people, places and history. He describes a way of life tied to the land, the weather, and what a little luck could bring to the two. The New Yorker called this book "a masterly evocation of West Texas".
* Texas A&M Press, 1969, 328 pg
* Dust Jacket is spine sunned but otherwise NM
$59.95
by Ernestine Orrick Van Buren
INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author
Book is in Excellent condition in Very Good DJ
* The son of an Athens, Texas banker, Clint had the ability to make dreams become reality. Beginning in the 1920's Texas oil fields, he built an financial empire in oil, gas, cattle, real estate and beyond. His biography paints a multi-colored story of the growth of the Texas oil industry. The author was his personal secretary for 20 years. Beyond her personal interactions, she interviewed many friends and associates to gain additional insight into this remarkable man.
* Eakin Press, Austin, 1986, 420 pg
* Weak front hinge, but otherwise NM book in mylar wrapped price clipped DJ.
* Ex Lib with few markings.
$34.95
by Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Book is in MINT condition. Softcover no DJ
* Short biographies of many of the riders of the famous Pony Express that rode through the State of Utah
* Author Kate B. Carter wrote that the idea of the Pony Express was born in 1854 when William M. Quin, United States Senator from California, rode horseback from Sacramento by way of Salt Lake City and Fort Laramie to St. Joseph, Missouri. He and Benjamin F. Ficklin, superintendent of the freighting firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell, discussed the idea of having a more adequate overland mail delivery system. The following year Senator Quin introduced a bill in Congress providing for a weekly mail each way between St. Louis and San Francisco. And the Pony Express was born.
* Copyrighted in 1960 this is the 1988 edition by Kate Carter,
* 90 pages
$13.95