Search Results: Titles starting with U from Old West Books

College Station Texas: Texas A & M University Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 307 pages, maps, illustrations, tables, very slight wear. "Smith sheds light on just who bankrolled the evolution of Texas into viable statehood. Smith draws on extensive research gathered from both government archives and Texas army posts in order to evaluate the symbiotic relationship between army quartermasters and Texas' economy. Texas was the army's largest-and most costly-engagement, absorbing up to 30 percent of the total operating budget.".

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. 563 pages, illustrations, spotting to cover, hinges weak, a good reading or research copy..

washington D.C., 1861. Book. Good +. Hardcover. Report of an inquiry into the facts relating to the fraudulent abstraction of certain bonds, held in trust for the Indian tribes, from the Department of the Interior, stamped cloth with the seal of the United States of America on front and back, 365 pgs, a few rust spots to cover , minor foxing inside, G+.

Boulder Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Wraps. 192 pages, illustrations, LIMITED EDITION limited of 300 copies, housed in a protective hard case. This is a facsimile of the 1879 edition, with notes and comments, by Mumey..

Boulder Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company, 1964. Book. As New. Stiff Wraps. First Thus. 192 pages, illustrations, LIMITED EDITION limited to 300 copies, housed in a protective hard case. This is a facsimile of the 1879 edition, with notes and comments, by Mumey..

Laramie Wyoming: Laramie Printing Co., 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Original green blind-stamped decorative cloth, 276 pages, frontis, illustrations, map end-papers, light water stain to pages, pages slightly rippled. Limited edition, #124 written on the title page, signed by the author on the title page. Mormons in Wyoming. Present day Carter County. John Myers came to the Bear River area in 1855, and his ranch was the first permanent settlement there. Other ranchers are included in the history. Fur traders and trappers, Jim Bridger, The Oregon Trail, Evanston, Union Pacific, Yellowstone, Jacksons Hole, etc. Graff 3996..

Laramie Wyoming: Laramie Printing Co., 1924. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 276 pages, frontis, illustrations, map end-papers, Graff 3996..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 410pgs photos, Illus,index, Balanced work on Nelson Miles. Custer,Indians,Scouts, etc. Luther 164.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 410pgs photos, Illus,index, Balanced work on Nelson Miles. Custer,Indians,Scouts, etc. Luther 164.

Fairfield, Washington: YE Galleon Press, 1985. Book. New. Hardcover. frontis, 123 pages, pictorial endpapers. reprint of the 1925 edition. "Drumheller was a rider for the pony express, a miner, packer, cattleman, rancher, banker, farmer and investor." Howes D 511.

Chicago: W.E. Dibble & CO Chicago, 1890. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 472 pages, frontis, photos, illustrations, original decorative cloth, minor edge wear. Howes C659, Rader 881, Rittenhouse 121, " Wootton made his first trip over the Santa Fe Trail in 1836 and spent years in the Far West. In 1856 he hauled government freight on the trail. In 1866 he secured a charter and built a toll road through Raton Pass, operating it until the railroad came in 1878. His account contains many tales and description of wagons, techniques, and personalities." Graff 846.

Chicago: W.E. Dibble & CO Chicago, 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 472 pages, frontis, photos, illustrations, rebound with original front cover placed on the front board, tight solid copy. Howes C659, Rader 881, Rittenhouse 121, " Wootton made his first trip over the Santa Fe Trail in 1836 and spent years in the Far West. In 1856 he hauled government freight on the trail. In 1866 he secured a charter and built a toll road through Raton Pass, operating it until the railroad came in 1878. His account contains many tales and description of wagons, techniques, and personalities." Graff 846.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1929. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 298 pages, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, top edge gilt, signature of W. P. Webb most likely Walter Prescott, a few pencil notes on rear paste-down, chipping to jacket mostly on the back, small red stain along bottom of jacket. Experiment conducted during the 1850s on the use of camels in the West..

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1929. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 298 pages, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, slight wear. Experiment conducted during the 1850s on the use of camels in the West, Apache Indians...

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1929. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 298 pages, frontis, illustrations, fold-out map, top edge gilt, very nice copy! Experiment conducted during the 1850s on the use of camels in the West..

denver: Sage Books, 1958. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 210 pages, frontis, illustrations, mild soiling to jacket, signature of Edith Williams Blunk on the fly-leaf. Jennewein, Black Hills Booktrails 188,.

N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 511 pages, maps, illustrations, 1st edition, 2nd issue. The Lewis and Clark adventure focusing mainly on Lewis, very good reading!!.

Washington D.C.: Brassey's, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 185 pages, maps. Avery describes his personal experiences as a member of Custer's Wolverines, 5th Cavalry, at Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Yellow Tavern, Cedar Creek, and more. O'Keefe 83..

N.Y.: The Macmillan Co., 1928. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 538 pages, frontis, photos, minor edge wear to jacket. Arizona, Grand Canyon, cliff dwellings, Indians, New Mexico, missions, mines and miners, has a chapter on sheep, cattle and dude ranches. Scarce in the jacket. Herd 1923.

Phillips Petroleum Company , 1956. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Original pictorial wraps, minor wear, 46 pages, color text illustrations. There were 6 pamphlets issued in this series..