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Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of Colorado, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Andrew Green, a 25 year-old black man confessed to murder. But it made Colorado people wonder as to whether Green received a fair trail because of racial and class-based prejudice. It also spurred legislation banning public executions in the state..

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. In near fine condition, previous owner's marking on front endpaper. With little training and less experience, 150 men embarked on a nine-hundred-mile march from civilized Toronto to a trading post at the heart of the wild frontier. Their goal: to penetrate Indian territory, stamp out nefarious whiskey trafficking, and bring order to a lawless land..

University of Oklahoma, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. In very good condition, DJ has been price clipped and shows edgewear, in mylar cover now. The Diamond Mine Swindle consisted of salting down a mine and then taking investor's money. They netted $600,000 on an investment of $35,000. And that was in the 1870's!.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover in very good condition, no DJ. Were they heroes of law or killers hiding behind a badge? Several illustrations..

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Univ of California Pr, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Trade paperback. In near fine condition, second edition. The story of Aurora and Bodie, California, old time mining camps where most arguments were settled with guns..

Golden Bell Press, 1963. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Softcover. In very good condition, minor cover soiling, back bottom right corner bumped. Signed and inscribed on title page. When vigilante justice was meted to a man of tremendous power and unflinching courage - who was born too late..

University of California, 1921. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar cover. In very good condition, moderate bumping to corners and spine ends, binding is slightly loose, but hinges and joints are fully intact, a nice copy of this scarce work. Several leaves are unopened, indicating this copy may never have been read. A Study of Social Control on the California Frontier in the Days of the Gold Rush. University of California Publications in History, Volume XII. A detailed investigation of the vigilante activities in San Francisco that was to be the fore-runner of similar actions in other states, territories, and mining camps..

University of Oklahoma Press, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover. Second printing. In near fine condition, date on front endpaper. The author presents evidence to support his theory that Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) died in Spokane, Washington in 1937 where he was known as William T Phillips..

Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.: Wallace-Homestead Co., 1961. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Hardcover in near fine condition with no DJ. Private library stamp on title page. All about Jesse's life..

Silver City, New Mexico, U.S.A.: High Lonesome Books, 2002. Book. As New. Hardcover. Limited.. Hardcover. As new, DJ in mylar cover. First Edition, Limited Edition of 500 copies. Lawman and public servant, Civil War volunteer, twice a state legislator and Yuma Prison Superintendent. And sometimes portrayed as a villain in the Tombstone conflicts with Wyatt Earp..

University Press of Kentucky, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with pictorial boards, no DJ. Very good condition, corners bumped and lightly rubbed. Many Southerners think John Hunt Morgan was a savior, a shining knight, or Robin Hood. The Northerners tended to view him as brigand and a source of grief to military command. His nickname was The Horse Thief. And in Kentucky, people either love him or hate him - no middle ground..

Sage Books, 1956. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. In good condition, corners bumped, rub throughs at bottom corners, a few light internal markings from previous owner, binding is no longer solid, but hinges and joints are fully intact. DJ is poor, what's left is preserved in a mylar cover. The first published record of the treason case in Colorado Territorial District Court. Adams - Six Guns (R) - #1683..

New York: Minton Balch & Co, 1932. Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover in good condition. Owner's name and address label on front fly leaf, top and bottom of spine show wear.A chapter on each outlaw listed. Mostly Texas area..

Konecky & Konecky Book. As New. Hardcover. Hardcover. As new. Said to be an authentic reprint of the long suppressed 1882 edition. This account depended heavily on testimony from Jesse's wife and mother and was originally published the month following his death..

Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Bbs Pub Corp, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus.. Hardcover. In near fine condition. Lore, legends, characters & myths that grew out of the old West. A mix of fact and fiction..

Quail Ranch, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Softcover. Reprint of 1926 edition. In near fine condition, minor cover soiling. Poem inside front cover: The Tale of the Colt by Henry Herbert Knibbs. Poem inside rear cover: The Old Colt Fun by E A Brininstool. Short, exciting vignettes of American history centered around the Colt pistols..

Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. Near fine condition, with a good DJ, has light soiling and a tear at the top of the spine. On the day Joseph A. Slade was hanged by the Montana Vigilantes, he carried the severed ears of one of his victims in his pocket. But he is also credited with efficiently organizing and managing the Overland state route and clearing its way of desperadoes..

New York: Devin-Adair, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Trade.. Hardcover. In very good condition, owner's name front endpaper. DJ is good, has some chipping and creasing, two small sections missing, now in mylar cover. First trade edition after self-published edition. Signed and dated on half-title page. Hole-in-the-Wall, Brown's Hole, and Robber's Roost, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. Adams - Six Guns (R) - #1221..

Self Published, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Softcover. In very good condition, light cover soiling, small spot on back of front cover. Signed by author on title page. Second printing. Stories of romance, humor, Indians, and ghost towns. Meet some of the local characters..

Johnson Publishing, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Softcover. In near fine condition, light scratch on front cover. A fond look at the saloons and history of Cheyenne and other western saloon towns..