Western U.S. History

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By American Heritage, Editors of and Archibald Hanna (introduction).. 1969, American Heritage Press, 384pp. A collection of articles on the old west from American Heritage magazine. (Library discard with usual markings. Good in VG DJ in mylar wraps)

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By Robert F. Karolevitz. 1985, Brevert Press, 323pp, 9x7". A history of South Dakota. B+W photos throughout. (VG)

By Frank Bergon (editor) and Zeese Papanikolas (editor). 1978, Mentor, 476pp, 7x4". "A collection of writings about the American West as both a historical reality and a realm of the imagination." Includes 16 pages of photographs. (Good)

By Ed Sager and Mike Frye. 1988, Hancock House, 144pp. Story of an outlaw's wife who killed him to protect herself and her children. Tried in British Columbia, she was found not guilty. Maps, photo insert. (VG)

By Marquis James. 1929, Bobbs-Merrill Company. Biography of the early Texas leader. (Good+, no DJ. Library discard with usual markings)

By Dayton Duncan. 1993, Viking, 320pp. "Dayton Duncan goes about as far from paved road as you can in the lower 48 states- to the sticks, and beyond- and finds some important truths about America". (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG+ DJ in mylar wraps)

By Judy Nolte Lensink. 1987, Tucson Public Library, 168pp. "Collection of 16 essays by major SW writers and scholars". (Library discard with usual markings. VG+. No DJ, as issued. Permabound version of trade paperback. Illustrated boards.. FEP removed)

By Richard Erdoes. 1979, Alfred A Knopf, 277pp. "The history of saloons and their link to American culture; from their foundings in the East with apple jack and rum to their institution as the West's only club; a refuge from the frontier." Vintage b&w photos and illustrations throughout. (Library discard with usual markings. poor in Fair DJ in mylar wraps. Pages 137 & 237 missing. Page 95 taped)

By Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration. 1938 (1950), Oxford University Press, 352pp. American guide series. (Library discard with usual markings. Good, no DJ. Weak spine, no folded map)

By Mark H. Brown. 1956, Owl Publications, 254pp. 1st. (Library discard with usual markings. VG, no DJ. Light soiling)

By David Lavender. 1963, Mc Graw Hill, 424pp. "The author creates the excitement of the early explorers, adventurers, missionaries, & settlers whho established The Oregon Trail." (Library discard with usual markings.. VG, no DJ)

(1/10/00) - Also listed on Biographies of Literary Figures.

By Carrie Young. 1991 (1993), Delta, 164pp, 7x5". "This daughter's loving tribute to her pioneer mother tells of a real heroine who traveled by herself to North Dakota in 1904, to stake a lonely claim and start a farm on 160 empty acres before she married and began her family." (VG. Slightly warped by moisture, else Fine)

By Martin Ridge and Ray Allen Billington. 1969, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 657pp, 9.25x7". (VG-. Light yellowing and rubbing to cover INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR in pencil,"For Harry and Barbara - With affection - Ray Allen Billington")

By Lewis Gannett. 1956, Doubleday, 459pp, 9x6". Mainstream in America Series. (Good+, no DJ. A few water spots to outter edges of pages)

By W.J. Ghent. 1929 (1934), Tudor Publishing, 274pp. (Library discard with usual markings. Good-, no DJ)

By Nannie T. Alderson. 1969, University of Nebraska, 273pp. "Life on a ranch in Montana in late 1800's." (Near Fine)

By Bernard Devoto. 1943, Little Brown, 524pp. (Library discard with usual markings.. Blue clothe boards fading, font hinge weak)

By Douglas Branch. 1961, Cooper Square Publishers, 278pp. (Library discard with usual markings. VG, no DJ)

By Con Price. 1947, Trail's End Publishing, 262pp. "More memories from Con Price, illustrated by three paintings by Charlie Russell, the 'Cowboy Painter,' as well as several photographs, involving the life of a cowboy in Old Montana." (Library discard with usual markings. VG in solid library binding)

(8/15/00) - Also listed on Mid-West and Great Plains.

By Heinrich Lienhard. 1961, University of Oklahoma Press Norman, 204pp. Translated and edited by Erwin G. And Elisabeth K. Goode. "One of the most extensive and detailed accounts by any traveler who crossed the plains before the Gold Rush. Enhanced by maps; adapted from the contemporary Jefferson map and illstrations by Wm. Henry Jackson and other contemporary artists. Vol 33 in the "American Exploration and Travel Series." (Library discard with usual markings. Good+, no DJ. First edition)

By Bill Kelly. 1993, Bil Kelly, 184pp. "True accounts of buried outlaw swag in Riverside County California, plus, clues to hidden loot throughout the United States." (Library discard with usual markings. VG in protective brodart cover. Out of Print)

(6/30/00) - Also listed on Speciality Cookbooks.

(8/15/00) - Also listed on Canada.

By Captain William Banning and George Hugh Banning. 1930, The Century Co, 410pp. Covers the history of the stage coaches and pony express running throughout the west. Gives the history of the various stage lines running to California. Foreword by Major Frederick Russell Burnahm, Chief of Scouts under Lord Roberts. B+W photos. (Library discard with usual markings. VG, no DJ. Beige library binding. AUTOGRAPHED by first author on FEP)

By Dale L. Morgan. 1953 (1964), University of Nebraska Press, 458pp. Bio of the first white explorer to reach California by an overland route. (Library discard with usual markings. Good-. Cover worn at corners)

By Kenneth D. Scott and Jennette S. Scott. 1963, The Pan Press, 255pp. Anecdotal biography of the celebrated female desperado. "This is the story of Belle Starr and her family, as told by her youngest granddaughter, Jennette S. Scott, the daughter of Pearl Starr." B+W photo insert. (Library discard with usual markings. Good+, no DJ. Spine cocked. AUTOGRAPHED by author on FEP: "To Mrs. Dorothy V. Dalton, Sincerely Yours, Kenneth Scott.")

By John Myers Myers. 1955 (1973), University Of Nebraska Press, 224pp. (Library discard with usual markings.. No DJ, as issued. Permabound version of trade paperback. Illustrated boards.. poor, water damaged but readable)

(8/15/00) - Also listed on California.

By Pearl Baker and Floyd A. O'Neil. 1989, University of Nebraska Press, 224pp. Western U.S. History. Reprint of revised 1971 edition, with new introduction. "Made famous today by movies and television, the bank robbers, horse thieves, cattle rustlers and train robbers known as the Wild Bunch congregated at Robber's Roost in the wilds of Utah." (Library discard with usual markings. VG)

By Paul I. Wellman and Richard Maxwell Brown (introduction). 1961 (1986), University of Nebraska Press, 384pp. Western history. "William Quantrill and his guerrillas established a criminal tradition that was to link the James, Dalton, Doolin, Jennings, and Cook gangs; Belle and Henry Starr; Pretty Boy Floyd; and others." (Library discard with usual markings. VG)

By Mari Sandoz. 1958, Hastings House, 527pp. Examines the lives of cattlemen, in the context of the development of the West. (Library discard with usual markings. VG, no DJ. Library binding)

By Randolph B. Marcy. 1859 (1965), Harper & Brothers/Corner House Publishers, 340pp. A modern reprint of a 1859 manual for travellers crossing the the continent to California and Oregon. "With maps, illustrations, and itineraries of the principle routs between the Mississippi and the Pacific". (Library discard with usual markings. VG, no DJ. In)

By James W. Steele. 1873 (1969), University of New Mexico Press, 329pp. Eighteen semi-fictional sketches of incidents in the pioneer Southwest. (Library discard with usual markings. Good+ in Good+ DJ in mylar wraps)

By Franklin Langworthy. 1855 (1972), Da Capo Press, 292pp. Subtitle: "A diary kept upon the overland route to California by way of the Great Salt Lake: travels in the cities, mines, and agricultural districts, embracing the return by the Pacific Ocean and Central America in the years 1850, 51, 52 and 53." The author daily journal of his 1850 journey to California. Edited and annotated edition first published in 1932, reprinted in 1972. From the series "Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier." (Library discard with usual markings. VG, no DJ)

By Jim Carrier. 1992, Fulcrum Publishing, 174pp. Newspaper reporter spends three months in the spring with the Spann family on their ranch and three in the fall with the Knight family on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in Colorado. (Library discard with usual markings. Good+ in VG DJ in mylar wraps)

By William Kittredge. 1996, Mercury House, 224pp. (Library discard with usual markings.. VG+. FEP removed)

By William Perry Pendley. 1995, Regnery, 312pp. "Reveals the brewing hostility of many Westerners who perceive themselves to be besieged by government laws and environmental activism designed to manage Western lands and protect endangered species." Published at $24.95. (VG+ in VG DJ)

By Garald Gutek and Patricia Gutek. 1989, Hippocrene Books, 213pp, 8.5x5.5". A guide to outdoor museums in the western states. (Library discard with usual markings. Good+)

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