1954, ISBN: d990b6391a5f8af16d3bf486eb3fd6da

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman], DENISON TEXAS,WYOMING,MUSKOGEE,INDIAN TERRITORY,COMANCHES,CRAZY HORSE DULL KNIFE,CORPUS CHRISTI,CAMPFIRE,STEER,C… Plus…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman], DENISON TEXAS,WYOMING,MUSKOGEE,INDIAN TERRITORY,COMANCHES,CRAZY HORSE DULL KNIFE,CORPUS CHRISTI,CAMPFIRE,STEER,COW-CAMPS,MUSTANG,NOOSE,STAMPEDE, Jacket, These 253 pages - INDEX at back - come from the pen of a man who was for fifty years a cowby and ranch boss on the Llano Estacado. LEARN more about : Canadian River, cattle corral, Wild Horse Charlie, hobbles, field glasses, Llano River, buffalo robe, Red Cloud Agency, Painted Rocks, Nueces River, Baptiste Garnier, and Ignatius Chisholm. A small number of b/w photographs add to text. Cond : Boards are yellow with a brown spine patch. White end-papers. D,J. are yellow, brown, and white. Cover art shows a cowboy driving a group of longhorns. Volume is bright, clean, and square. The ffep has been removed. Price-clipped d.j. has top wear and soiling appropriate to its age. Almost collectible ! ! Quote (p. 219) : " We then drove the dog out of the corral and started in to lasso the bear. We had to stand on top of the fence to throw our ropes. Several times they encircled his neck, but each time the infuriated bear grabbed at the rope with his claws and threw it off. At last, as he passed near me .-._._. ." Size: Octavo<

1957, ISBN: d990b6391a5f8af16d3bf486eb3fd6da

University of Oklahoma Press, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine copy in dj. New edition. Guns 484: "An outstanding western book with much on outlawry and a good firsthand accou… Plus…

University of Oklahoma Press, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine copy in dj. New edition. Guns 484: "An outstanding western book with much on outlawry and a good firsthand account of the battle between the cowboys and Elfego Baca, a fight in which the author participated." Herd 569. Six Score 23: "The better part of this book is devoted to Cook's ranching career, but his varied life in other roles is also described. There is much material on Indian Wars and badmen, including an account of Elfego Baca's battle." Dobie/Dykes 4. Dobie p. 100: "Cook came to Texas soon after the close of the Civil War and became a brush popper on the Frio River. Nothing better on cow work in the brush country and trail driving in the seventies has appeared." Graff 693., University of Oklahoma Press, 1957, 4.5<