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CAV059 Frontier Cavalryman. Lt John Bigelow With the Buffalo Soldiers in Texas
Marcos Kinevan
In 1877, John Bigelow was one of sixty newly graduated West Pointers assigned to black regiments in the west. He became the commanding officer of Co. B, 10th Cavalry.
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TEX016 The Texas Rangers
N.A. Jennings
Originally published in 1899. Napoleon A. Jennings came to Texas in 1874 and joined a special force of Texas Rangers charged with border patrol. The South Texas region was home to hundreds of outlaws and some three thousand Mexican guerrillas who were raiding settlers. Paper. 144 pp. $14.95
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IND001 A Good Year To Die Charles M. Robinson III
In 1876, two years after gold was discovered in the Black Hills, the region become the last important battleground of a tragic war against the Cheyenne and Sioux nations. The U.S. Army aimed to trap the Indians in a three-pronged attack and destroy forever the Indians' power. When the campaign ended, Custer and his troops had been destroyed at the Little Bighorn and General Crook had met with near-disaster at the Rosebud. Paper. 464 pp.
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REF033H Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters.
"Fascinating.. O'Neal has done an outstanding job of compiling data on 255 gunmen, including dates and places of birth and death where available) , aliases, and nicknames, occupations, and a brief biography, followed in chronological order by detailed accounts of verified gunfights by each individual" Utah Historical Quarterly. Cloth. 400 pp. 57 illustrations. Out of print. I have one copy left.
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GAMB001 Knights Of The Green Cloth. The Saga of The Frontier Gamblers.
Robert DeArment introduces us to the long vanished and almost forgotten historical frontier gamblers who, between the years 1850 and 1910, were to be found plying their trade in every settlement from the Gulf of Mexico to the Klondike. Hardcover. 423 pp.
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LAW003 Cowtown Lawyers. Dodge City And Its Attorneys, 1878-1888. C. Haywood
The lives and important cases of the twenty-seven lawyers active in Dodge City are described in detail in this book, often from their own accounts in court and newspaper records. Hardcover. 289 pp.
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REF038 Age of the Gunfighter. Men And Weapons On The Frontier 1840-1900.
Presents a unique period in the history of the American West. It tells the story of the gunfighters who made their mark on history. Large format Hardcover. 192 pp. Publisher out-of-stock. I have one copy left..
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