Here are some recently published books that might help you through the stay-at-home days of boredom……..
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1) Abbott, E.C. “Teddy Blue” WE POINTED THEM NORTH: Recollections of a Cowpuncher 1991, Lakeside Press edition, Chicago. Edited and with a historical introduction by Ron Tyler Adams, Ramon Adams, SIX-GUNS: “This is one of the best books in recent years depicting cowboy life. The author was a well-known character of his day.” Includes a chapter on cowboy songs. 385pp w/photos, footnotes, index. Trade paperback, new…….19.95
2) Adams, Andy THE LOG OF A COWBOY: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days 1931, reprint of the 1903 edition, Boston. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “...it has become a classic as a picture of trail driving, and no bibliography on cattle would be complete without it.” 387pp. Trade paperback, new…….14.95
3) Barker, Elliott S. WHEN THE DOGS BARK ‘TREED’ A Year on the Trail of the Longtails 2011, reprint, Silver City. Stories of trapping and hunting lions, turkey, elk, and other wildlife in the Vermejo Park region of New Mexico. 209pp w/photos. HB w/pictorial cover, new [multiple copies available]……..29.95
4) Bernard, Lora-Marie THE YELLOW ROSE OF THEXAS: The Song, The Legend and Emily D. West 2020, 1st printing, Charleston. The author seeks an honest account honoring the grit and determination that brought a free black woman from the abolitionist riots of Connecticut to the thick of a bloody Texas revolution. 160pp w/illus. Trade Paperback, new….23.99
5) Brown, Norman Wayne MAN HUNTER IN INDIAN COUNTRY: George Redman Tucker Deputy U.S. Marshall 2019, 1st edition, Eakin Press, Fort Worth. The story of the intrepid lawmen whose career chasing outlaws took him from Texas, through the Indian Territory, to Wyoming and back to Texas. 248pp w/illus, app, index. Trade paperback, new……..19.95
) Castaneda, Chrysta & Loren C. Steffy THE LAST TRIAL OF T. BOONE PICKENS 2020, 1st edition, Stoney Creek Publishing. “A high-stakes courtroom drama told through the eyes of Castañeda. It’s the story of an American business legend still fighting in the twilight of his long career, and the lawyer determined to help him make one final stand for justice.”303pp w/notes, sources, index. HB/DJ, new [multiple copies available]…….34.95
6) Cutrer, Thomas W. EMPIRE OF SAND: The Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 2015, 1st edition, Buffalo Gap. A new look at the Southern attempt in 1862 to open a path to California. 140pp w/maps, illus, index. Softcover, new [multi-copies available]..24.99
7) [GALVESTON COUNTY] THE MACEO’S and the FREE STATE OF GALVESTON: An Authorized History 2020, 1st printing, Charleston. For nearly forty years, Sam and Rose Maceo ruled a far-reaching underground economy of illegal booze and gambling but used their influence to infuse the “Free State of Galveston” with glamour, fame and fortune—a vision later used as a template for Las Vegas.187pp w/photos, appendices, notes, biblio, index. Trade paperback, new …..23.99
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10) Gwynne, S. C. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches 2010, reprint, NY. “A thrilling account of the Texas frontier in the 19th century, a vivid description of the Comanche nation, …” 371pp w/notes, bibliography, index. Trade paperback, new …..18.00
12) Haile, Bartee TEXAS BOOMTOWNS: A History of Blood and Oil 2015, 1st printing, History Press, Charleston. Chapters on Spindletop, Ranger, Mexia, Borger, and East Texas. 119pp w/photos, index. Trade paperback, new 21.99
13) Haley, J. Evetts CHARLES GOODNIGHT: Cowman and Plainsman 1949, facsimile reprint, Norman. Illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. One of the best of the cowmen’s biographies. Much of Haley’s material came from first-hand interviews with Goodnight over a period of years. 485pp w/bibliography, index. Trade paperback, new…..24.95
14) Harrigan, Stephen BIG WONDERFUL THING: A History of Texas 2019, 1st edition, Austin. “A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author that captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of a nation, yet defiantly stands apart.” 925pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, new SIGNED copies available……34.95
15) Kavanagh, Thomas W. THE COMANCHES: A History, 1706-1875 1999, 1st paperback printing, Lincoln. “This is the first in-depth historical study of Comanche social and political groups. [Kavanagh] traces the changes and continuities in Comanche politics from their earliest interactions with Europeans to their settlement on a reservation in present-day Oklahoma.” 585pp w/maps, illustrations, tables, notes, references, index. Softcover w/pictorial cover, new………34.95
17) Salmon, M.H. TALES OF THE CHASE: Hound-dogs, Catfish, and Other Pursuits Afield 2012, 2nd edition, Silver City. Twenty entertaining hunting with hounds stories.244pp w/illus. HB w/illustrated cover, as new, SIGNED……24.95
19) Schullery, Paul THE BEAR HUNTER’S CENTURY: Profiles From The Golden Age of Bear Hunting 1998, reprint, Silver City. Profiles the life, times and adventures of ten of America’s greatest bear hunters, including Davey Crockett, Teddy Roosevelt, Ben Lilly, and others. 252pp w/photos, biblio, index. Softcover new….19.95
20) Wittliff, Bill THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE 2014, 1st edition, Austin. Novel. “…an engrossing story of a Texas Huck Finn that brims with folk wisdom and sly humor. A rogue’s gallery of characters…” 224pp w/illustrations by Jack Unruh. HB/DJ, new, limited supply of SIGNED copies available. ………40.00
21) Wittliff, Bill THE DEVIL’S SINKHOLE 2016, 1st edition, Austin. Illustrations by Joe Ciardiello. Sequel to Wittliff’s charming and entertaining The Devil’s Backbone. More adventures of the boy Papa and his amigo Calley Pearsall. 203pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ, new, limited supply of SIGNED copies available………….40.00
22) Wittliff, Bill THE DEVIL’S FORK 2018, 1st edition, Austin. Illustrations by Edward Carey. The third and final volume of Wittliff’s charming Papa Stories trilogy. 153pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ, new, limited supply of SIGNED copies available ..40.00
We also have all 72 titles of Hank the Cowdog by John Ericson—entertaining! Call us for options on these highly entertaining books for young and old, paperbacks = $5.99 each, 1 thru 72.
For the youngsters in your household, look at our website and click on “CHILDREN’S CLASSICS” for some great titles that have entertained generations.
ELMER Kelton next…….
Here is a list of ELMAR KELTON titles. I have most of them in either hardback or paperback, and in first edition or reprints. Call or email with the titles you’re interested in and we’ll see what I have. (If you’ve read all of Elmer’s works, I can tell you from personal experience, reading his books again are just as enjoyable as the first time!)
NOVELS:
1956 *HOT IRON
1956 *BUFFALO WAGONS [Spur Award]
1957 *BARBED WIRE
1959 *SHADOW OF A STAR
1960 *TEXAS RIFLES
1961 *DONOVAN
1962 *BITTER TRAIL
1963 *HORSEHEAD CROSSING
1965 *MASSACRE AT GOLIAD
1966 *LLANO RIVER
1967 *AFTER THE BUGLES
1969 *CAPTAIN’S RANGERS
1969 *SHOTGUN SETTLEMENT (as Alex Hawk)
1969 *HANGING JUDGE
1971 *BOWIE’S MINE
1971 DAY THE COWBOYS QUIT [Spur Award ]
1972 *WAGONTONGUE
1973 TIME IT NEVER RAINED, THE [Spur Award; Western
Heritage Award]
1974 *MANHUNTERS
1975 JOE PEPPER (as Lee McElroy)
1976 LONG WAY TO TEXAS (as Lee McElroy)
1978 GOOD OLD BOYS, THE [Western Heritage Award]
also filmed for TNT Television
1980 WOLF AND THE BUFFALO, THE
1981 EYES OF THE HAWK (as Lee McElroy) [Spur Award]
1984 STAND PROUD
1985 DARK THICKET
1987 MAN WHO RODE MIDNIGHT, THE [Western Heritage
Award]
1989 *SONS OF TEXAS Book I (writing as Tom Early)
1989 *SONS OF TEXAS: The Raiders (as Tom Early)
1990 *SONS OF TEXAS: The Rebels (as Tom Early)
1991 HONOR AT DAYBREAK
1992 SLAUGHTER [Spur Award]
1994 FAR CANYON (sequel to SLAUGHTER) [Spur Award]
1996 PUMPKIN ROLLERS, THE
1997 CLOUDY IN THE WEST
1998 SMILING COUNTRY (sequel to GOOD OLD
BOYS)
1999 BUCKSKIN LINE, THE
2001 BADGER BOY
2001 WAY OF THE COYOTE [Spur Award]
2002 RANGER’S TRAIL
2004 TEXAS VENDETTA
2004 JERICHO’S ROAD
2005 SIX BITS A DAY (prequel to GOOD OLD BOYS)
2008 HARD TRAIL TO FOLLOW
2008 MANY A RIVER
2009 OTHER MEN’S HORSES
2010 TEXAS STANDOFF (due October 2010)
(*First editions of these titles were paperback originals)
NONFICTION TITLES:
1972 LOOKING BACK WEST
1981 FRANK C. McCARTHY: THE OLD WEST
1986 PERMIAN: A Continuing Saga
1992 ART OF FRANK C. McCARTHY
1992 ART OF HOWARD TERPNING [WHA]
1992 LIVING AND WRITING IN WEST TEXAS
1993 ART OF JAMES BAMA
1993 ELMER KELTON COUNTRY
1993 INDIAN IN FRONTIER NEWS, THE
1995 MY KIND OF HEROES
1995 TEXAS
1999 TEXAS CATTLE BARONS
2003 CHRISTMAS AT THE RANCH
2007 SANDHILLS BOY: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
1986 *BIG BRAND, THE
1986 THERE’S ALWAYS ANOTHER CHANCE
2017 WILD WEST
2018 HARD RIDE
