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  • CALAMITY JANE: Legends of the West. by Gilbert, Sara.
    Gilbert, Sara.
    CALAMITY JANE: Legends of the West.

    Edition: First printing.

    Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2006. Hardcover first edition - Written for older children, this is a brief biography and look at the legend of Martha Jane Cannary, who became known as Calamity Jane, including her experiences as a scout for General Custer and her years with Bufffalo Bill. Large format, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs. Reference, index. 48 pp. ISBN: 1583413375.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy) in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 62406
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  • ANNIE OAKLEY: Legends of the West. by Gilbert, Sara.
    Gilbert, Sara.
    ANNIE OAKLEY: Legends of the West.

    Edition: First printing.

    Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2006. Hardcover first edition - Written for older children, this is a brief biography and look at the legend of Phoebe Ann Moses, born in Ohio in 1860, who became known as Annie Oakley, a tiny woman who became one of the best sharpshooters of all time. Large format, illustrated throughout with vintage photographs. References, index. 48 pp. ISBN: 1583413340.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy) in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 62490
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  • Huebner, Andrew.
    AMERICAN BY BLOOD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, and a finalist for the B&N Discover Award 2000. Based on a family legend about the author's grandfather, this is the story of 3 U.S. Army scouts leading an infantry column who arrive a day late to join Custer at the Little Bighorn and come upon the ruins of the Seventh Cavalry, a trail of blood and corpses defiled by wild dogs and swarms of flies. Dustjacket praise from Larry McMurty and Charles Gaines among others (Gaines called it 'a small masterpiece - as perfectly constructed, beautifully written, and affecting a story of the American West as has been told in our time'). ISBN: 0-684-857707.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 21402
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  • Huebner, Andrew.
    AMERICAN BY BLOOD.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. The author's first novel, and a finalist for the B&N Discover Award 2000. Based on a family legend about the author's grandfather, this is the story of 3 U.S. Army scouts leading an infantry column who arrive a day late to join Custer at the Little Bighorn and come upon the ruins of the Seventh Cavalry, a trail of blood and corpses defiled by wild dogs and swarms of flies. Dustjacket praise from Larry McMurty and Charles Gaines among others (Gaines called it 'a small masterpiece - as perfectly constructed, beautifully written, and affecting a story of the American West as has been told in our time')

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 21429
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  • LIFE AND MANNERS IN THE FRONTIER ARMY. by Knight, Oliver.
    Knight, Oliver.
    LIFE AND MANNERS IN THE FRONTIER ARMY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of the officers and ladies of the Army during the period of the Indian wars from 1865 to 1890. Much of this is based on the realistic descriptions by the popular Western novelist, Charles King, who was a captain in the Fifth U.S. Cavalry. Notes, bibliography, index. vii, 280 pp. ISBN: 0-806114401.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (price-clipped).

    Book ID: 68947
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  • BUFFALO GIRLS. by McMurtry, Larry.
    McMurtry, Larry.
    BUFFALO GIRLS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic historical novel of the epic life and times of Calamity Jane - from the mountain men who first made their way into Montana to the buffalo hunters who destroyed the great hordes to the gunfighters like Wild Bill Hickock. 351 pp. ISBN: 0-671-68518X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61822
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  • BLACK HILLS. by Simmons, Dan.
    Simmons, Dan.
    BLACK HILLS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set on the American frontier, this novel which interweaves historical drama - from the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876 to Roosevelt's visit in 1936 to dedicate the Jefferson face at Mount Rushmore - with supernatural suspense. 486 pp. ISBN: 9780316006989.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 57936
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  • THE REMOVES. by Soli, Tatjana.
    Soli, Tatjana.
    THE REMOVES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of the Indian Wars on the Western frontier, told from the viewpoint of three very different characters: the driven George A. Custer; his wife, Libbie; and a young woman captured by the Cheyennes. An engrossing book. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2019. Illustrated with photographs, author's note, bibliography. 370 pp. plus photo credits. ISBN: 978-0374249311.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 74991
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  • Stewart, Edgar I., editor.
    PENNY-AN-ACRE EMPIRE IN THE WEST.

    Edition: First printing.

    Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An excellent overview of the 1870's debate on the worth or worthlessness of the western lands, especially those proposed to be crossed by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Covers Custer's expedition into the Black Hills in 1873. In the 1870's a glowing report was written about the worth of the land, especially those proposed to be tranversed by the Northern Pacific. A letter of contradiction was written by General William B. Hazen with a retort that the land wasn't "worth a penny an acre." With this as the starting point, the author has brought together various documents (including the Hazen pamphlet, the Haas report of 1871), setting forth the arguments on both sides. Includes fold-out map. Index. ix, 268 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good- dustjacket (one closed tear to dj, minor edgewear.)

    Book ID: 44286
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