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Across the Cimarron: Marshal George Bolds' Own Story of His Life and Adventures in the Cow Towns of the Wild West
by James D. Horan, George Bolds
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Bonanza Books , 1956 Bonanza Books, New York. 1956. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the Crown Books edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; two small tears in spine; two closed tears on top edge; small missing piece on front panel at bottom. Tan paper over boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine. 298 pp 8vo. George Bolds was a kid from Indiana who traveled west in 1879 stopping in Dodge City Kansas, met Bat Masterson, and eventually became one of the great lawmen of the American West. He made his name in the cow towns of the Old West; Dodge City, Abilend, Ingalls, Mobeetie, and Cimarron. Along the way he met and dealt with lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bill Tilghman and bad men like Black Jack Gonzales, Jack Callahan, and Kate O'Leary. He survived the Battle of Cimarron and was in the 1889 Oklahoma Territory Land Rush. He finally settled down in NYC where he was interviewed for this book. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012056
- Title
- Across the Cimarron: Marshal George Bolds' Own Story of His Life and Adventures in the Cow Towns of the Wild West
- Author
- James D. Horan, George Bolds
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Old West, outlaws, lawmen, cattle, cattle drives, Indian Raids, Dodge City Kansas, Abilene Kansas, Caldwell Kansas, cattle drives, Wyatt Earp, Bill Tilghman, Battle of Cimarron, The American West, Frontier Towns, lawlessness, gunfights,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Reprint
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- Brodart
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- Facsimile
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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