SMITH, WADDELL F.

Pony Express Versus Wells Fargo Express, Or Hoof Prints That Can Not Be Eroded By Time (Also Includes the "a Preamble to Pony Express Versus Wells Fargo Express")

San Rafael, CA: Pony Express History and Art Gallery, 1966. 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. "Waddell F. Smith (1899-1970) was a great grandson of William B. Waddell, member of the freighting firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell, founders, owners and operators of the Pony Express. Smith retired from military service in 1949 and fulfilled his lifelong wish to study the history of the Pony Express and correct "misinterpretations of history" crediting Wells Fargo as taking over the Pony Express. He settled in San Rafael, Calif. Where he created the Pony Express History and Art Gallery. The Gallery was a part-time headquarters for the Pony Express Centennial Association, of which Smith was founder and President. Waddell Smith wrote Stage Lines and Express Companies in California (1965) and a number of smaller works. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44937

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Waddell F. Smith Pony Express Wells Fargo Express American History

CHAIN & HARDY BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS

Denver Illustrated

Denver, CO: Chain & Hardy Booksellers & Stationers, 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format book with red decorated cloth covers and gilt lettering to the front cover. This is a book of souvenir photographs published by Chain & Hardy Booksellers and Stationers, featuring multiple photographs in and around Denver, Co. From 1881. The book is in generally clean, bright condition, though there are spots of water damage / fading to the front and rear covers. The photographic pages are clean and bright, but the accordion style photos are now three separate sections as the page creases tore and broke apart. All pages are included. Scarce.. Very Good .

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Book number: 44602

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Photography Chain & Hardy Booksellers Ephemera Denver, CO

TALBITZER, BILL

The Gandydancers

Oroville, CA: Las Plumas Publications, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some spots of rubbing and wear, The text pages are clean and bright. "Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. The British equivalents of the term gandy dancer are "navvy" (from "navigator") , originally builders of canals or "inland navigations", for builders of railway lines, and "platelayer" for workers employed to inspect and maintain the track. In the Southwestern United States and Mexico, Mexican and Mexican-American track workers were colloquially "traqueros"." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42339

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Bill Talbitzer Gandy Dancers Railroads Railroading History

THURMAN, MICHAEL E.

The Naval Department of San Blas New Spain's Bastion for Alta California and Nootka 1767-1798

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have rubbing, bumping and edge wear. There is a small spot of discoloration to the front board cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1768, the Bourbon Visitador José de Gálvez decided to found the port of San Blas as a jumping off point for military expeditions to Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja California and Alta California. The military nature of San Blas distinguished it from the commercial port of Acapulco to the south. A subtext to the founding of San Blas may have been Gálvez' desire to curtail tax evasion on trade with Asia out of Acapulco, which was controlled by businessmen of Mexico City. [3] Both Acapulco and San Blas tied New Spain to Asia through Manila. Gálvez also founded a shipyard in San Blas, with the next shipyard being Cavite in the Philippines. From 1774, navy ships delivered mail from San Blas to Manila. By tradition, the crew could carry private merchandise, so there was a small commercial subtext to San Blas from its inception." (from WIkipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 40548

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Michael E. Thurman Mexico New Spain Islands Spain Panama

TRAFZER, CLIFF AND STEVE GEORGE

Prison Centennial 1876-1976 a Pictorial History of the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma

Yuma, AZ: Rio Colorado Press, 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This book is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine This pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a slight rubbed spot where a previous owner's price has been erased on the front cover by the top corner. There is a bit of nicking to the bottom spine end of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. "This study will depict a graphic interpretation of life at the Territorial Prison. It is intended solely as a pictorial presentation of the prison, for a definitive study of the institution remains to be written. Thus, we have endeavored to portray to the public the most realistic descriptions of life at the penitentiary.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 31893

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Cliff Trafzer Steve George Arizona Yuma, AZ The Arizona Territorial Prison Prisons Incarceration Western americana

VALENTINE, ALAN

Vigilante Justice

New York: Reynal & Company, 1956. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has sevearl edge tears, a tear to the center of the spine, and some light toning. "Alan Chester Valentine (February 23, 1901 – July 14, 1980) was an American academic who competed on the gold-medal winning American rugby union team in the 1924 Summer Olympics, was president of the University of Rochester, and served in the Truman Administration as a Marshall Plan official and as the first head of the Economic Stabilization Agency." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 40078

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Alan Valentine San Francisco Police Police Forces Justice Western americana

WALKER, FRANKLIN

Ambrose Bierce the Wickedest Man in San Francisco

San Francisco, CA: Colt Press, 1941. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Limited to 550 unnumbered copies. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, especially the corners. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate (LeRoy V. Brant) on the front pastedown page. The rear pastedown page has a very small inked number. "Grabhorn founded the Colt Press (1938–1942) in San Francisco with William M. Roth and Jane Swinerton. The press focused primarily on subjects related to California. Notable publications include their first, Lola Montez: The Mid-Victorian Bad Girl in California, by Oscar Lewis (1938) ; Kamehameha, King of the Hawaiian Islands, by Marie Louise Burke (1939) , which was chosen as one of the fifty "Books of the Year" by the American Institute of Graphic Arts; and McTeague: A Story of San Francisco, by Frank Norris (1941). Grabhorn set the type for the press and worked without pay during most of this period. Although she attempted to continue operating the Colt Press single-handedly after Roth left to join the Office of War Information in 1942, the press was forced to close." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 38698

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Franklin Walker Colt Press Ambrose Bierce San Francisco Newspapers

WALKER, KENNETH R.

A History of the Middle West from the Beginning to 1970

Little Rock, AR: Pioneer Press, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. "He served in the U. S. Air Force on active duty from 1952-1958. While on active duty, he taught at the Air Force Academy. He retired from the Air Force Reserves as a colonel. He taught at Arkansas Tech University from 1958-1998. While at Tech, he served as Assistant Academic Dean, Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Head of the History and Political Science Department. He taught a wide variety of courses, including his favorite, U. S. Constitutional Law. He was a professor emeritus. He received great satisfaction from writing, and published four books, including History of Arkansas Tech and The Days the Presidents Died. In recent years, he wrote a weekly column for the Atkins Chronicle. " (author's obituary). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 39284

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Kenneth R. Walker American History Missouri Kansas The Dakotas

WALKER, H. D.

Walker's Manual of Pacific Coast Securities Twenty-First Annual Number

San Francisco, CA: Walker's Manual Incorporated, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Charts; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with several tiny tears to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There are numerous fold-out pages with all sorts of information - all of the fold-outs are in clean, bright condition. This book is filled with a plethora of financial, civic and general use knowledge information that still has relevence today.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48451

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana H. D. Walker Finance Securities Business Information

WALTER, DAVE (EDITED BY) & SALINA DAVIS & LYNDEL MEIKLE & JODIE FOLEY & ANNE STURDEVANT & JON AXLINE

Speaking ILL of the Dead (Vol. 1) Jerks in Montana History

Helena, MT: Twodot, 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 1585920320. BookPlate. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 48455

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: 1585920320 Western Americana Dave Walter Montana History Outlaws Montana

WAMPLER, JOSEPH

Havasu Canyon Gem of the Grand Canyon

Berkeley, CA, 1959. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W and Color Photographs; This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some very beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright "Today, most of the Havasupai people, or the Havasu ‘Baaja, live in Supai, a tributary canyon to Grand Canyon. But historically, they lived across a broader expanse, as far south as Bill Williams Mountain and east to the Little Colorado River. They moved up and down the vertical layers of the Grand Canyon, depending on seasons. During the fall and winter, they lived on the Colorado Plateau (the level of the Canyon’s rim) , hunting and gathering food. In the spring and summer, Havasupai families farmed the Tonto Platform (including Indian Garden) and other arable areas, harvesting corn, beans, squash, melons and pumpkins. They did not encounter any European explorers until the Spanish priest Francisco Garcés traveled to Havasu Canyon in 1776. Garcés later traveled east to the Hopi mesas, and it is his report that tells of another Havasupai village as far east as Moencopi Wash, well beyond the Grand Canyon." (from Arizona State Univ). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44384

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Joseph Wampler Grand Canyon Havasu Indians Havasu Canyon Grand Canyon Havasupai Native Americans The Southwest

WEIS, G (TRANSLATED WITH HISTORICAL NOTE BY HERBERT O. BRAYER)

Stock Raising in the Northwest, 1884 "Notes Recueillies Sur Les Elevages D'animaux Dans Les Etats de L'ouest de L'amerique Du Nord"

Evanston, IL: Branding Iron Press, 1951. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by David T. Vernon. This is a small format book (approx. 7.5" x 5.5") The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The book covers have some light toning and the spine of the book has fading / toning. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48073

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Herbert O. Brayer G. Weis Stock Raising Cattle

WILLIAMS, R. C. (ROBERT)

The Maverick from 8 to 84 the Autobiography of Robert C. Williams

Oregon: Self Published, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This is a trade paperback book in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. " "This is a true account of the life I have lived, from the mountain log cabin in the west through the battle to survive and raise a family in the years of the great depression of the thirties." ; Signed by Author. Near Fine .

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Book number: 42258

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Robert C. Williams R. C. Williams Oregon The West Ranching

WILLS, BARBARA

An Authentic Wagon Trail Journal of 1853 from Indiana to California

Mokelumne Hill, CA: Barbara Wills, 1985. 1st Printing. Plastic comb binding. This booklet has been signed by the author on the dedication page. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a spiral binding. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are mostly clean and bright. There is one small spot of black marker mark covering the price. The text pages are clean and bright. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44936

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana Barbara Wills Pioneer Life Diaries Wagon Trains