Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - A major biography of Carter (1879-1955), the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a major force in politics both in Texas and nationally, and a tireless promoter of Fort Worth. "During the 20s and 30s, he personified the image of the Texas cowboy in the national mind: an uninhibited story-teller, gambler, and drinker, generous with his money and quick to draw his six-shooters.: (wikipedia) Photographs. Index. 520 pp. ISBN: 0-836301552.

Stockton, California: Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies / University of the Pacific, 1974. Hardcover first edition - An account of the life and work of this "gentleman geologist and mountaineer", Clarence King, explorer of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and First Director of USGS. Frontispiece portrait of King, illustrations by L.F. Bjorkland. Maps, notes, bibliographies of the works of King and works consulted for this monograph (#5 from the Pacific Center for Western Historical Studies). Index. 76 pp.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Rivers of America Series for Young Readers. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Michael Hampshire. Index. 89 pp. ISBN: 0-030816106.