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Rendezvous Country

By: Donald G Pike

Price: $25.00

Publisher: American West Publishing: 1975

Seller ID: 016671

ISBN: 0910118655

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Oversized hardcover. American West Publishing, 1975, stated first edition. In near fine condition, DJ in mylar cover. Images of America Series. Full of beautiful photos of the land and animals. See the land the trappers saw when they came to make their living off the land.
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Bareback!: One Man's Journey Along the Pony Express Trail

By: Ellis, Jerry

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Delacorte Pr: 1993

Seller ID: 016617

ISBN: 0385305869

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Delacourte Press, 1993, first edition. As new. Travelling by horseback, covered wagon, foot, and canoe, Ellis, A Cherokee descendant, explored the country that was once home ot the brave Pony riders.
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The Lincoln New Mexico Story

By: F Stanley

Price: $35.00

Publisher: 1964

Seller ID: 016715

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, 26 pages. Self-published, 1964, limited to 400 copies. Signed by author. In very good condition, cover soiling, interior is bright and clean. This is not another attempt to fight the Lincoln County war. This is history of the local area, of which that was a small part.
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Soapy Smith's Creede The Silver Camp in 1892

By: Feitz, Leland

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A., Little London Press:

Seller ID: 016706

ISBN: 0936564245

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, 24 pages. Little London Press, 1973. In very good condition, cover has some light soiling, interior is clean and bright. The story of the con-man of Creede, Colorado - and how he worked his "soap" con.
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History of the Sierra Nevada

By: Francis P Farquhar

Price: $100.00

Publisher: University of California Press: 1965

Seller ID: 016599

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover. University of California Press, 1965. Errata sheet laid in. In near fine condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends. DJ is very good, minor chipping and creasing, minor fraying of edges, a few minor rips that have been tape-repaired by a previous owner, price has been clipped, book store decal on the inside of the back cover. The great snowy range of California has provided both challenge and fulfillment to generations of trappers, emigrants, engineers, sportsmen and tourists.
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The American Way West

By: Franck, Irene M.; Brownstone, David M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Facts on File: 1991

Seller ID: 016603

ISBN: 0816018804

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover. Facts on File, 1991, first edition. In near fine condition, DJ covered in mylar. The Mohawk Trail, The Mississippi River, the Santa Fe Trail and the Chihuahua Trail, the Oregon and California Trails. Adapted from To the Ends of the Earth. A Volume in the Trade and Travel Routes Series. Maps, bibliographical references and index.
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The American Way West

By: Franck, Irene M.; Brownstone, David M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Facts on File: 1991

Seller ID: 023453

ISBN: 0816018804

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Jackson Hole

By: Frank Calkins

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Knopf: 1973

Seller ID: 016626

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Knopf, 1973, stated first edition. In near fine condition, inscription on front endpaper. DJ is very good, two short rips and a crease at top of back panel. Our of his years exploring its ancient trails on horseback and afoot, out of his fascination with local archives, Calkins brings Jackson Hole alove. Indians, fur trappers, mountain men, and wilderness.
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The Opening of the Mississippi

By: Frederic Austin Ogg

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Macmillan: 1904

Seller ID: 016649

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar cover. Macmillan, 1904, first edition. In very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, a very minor slant to the spine, page edges are toning, a few pages are unopened (page edges have not been cut), text is bright and clean. A Struggle for Supremacy in the American Interior. Lousiana purchase, Mississippi, navigation.
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Preserving the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

By: Freed, Elaine

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A., Natl Trust for Historic: 1992

Seller ID: 018900

ISBN: 0826313051

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Oversized hardcover. Fine condition. Stated first edition. Areas covered: New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The first part focuses on the vernacular architecture of the region, the tradition of Native American and Spanish dwellings that Anglo settlers found, and the first makeshift, sometimes mobile structures they built, including trading posts, mills and mining camps, forts and ranches. The second part focuses on historic preservation.
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Slices of the Big Apple: A Photographic Tour of the Streets of New York

By: Freund, James

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Fordham Univ Pr: 2004

Seller ID: 020956

ISBN: 0823223973

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Very good condition, appears to have author's signature at bottom of inscription on table of contents page. Full of colorful photography of the people and places in New York.
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The Tetons Interpretations of a Mountain Landscape

By: Fritiof Fryxell

Price: $50.00

Publisher: University of California Press: 1938

Seller ID: 016657

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, ex-library, protected in mylar. University of California Press, 1938. In very good condition, very light edgewear, library marking on spine and a library emboss on the front endpaper and pages 35-36, remnants of library pocket inside front cover, one small rip to fold-out map, text and illustrations are bright and clean. Signed by the publisher: For Virginia M Roediger from Sam Farquhar, printer. June 14, 1940. The Grand Teton Park in Wyoming. "Payin gold will never be found here/No matter how many men tries/There's some enough to begile one/Like tanglefoot paper does flies."...
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Roadside History of New Mexico

By: Fugate, Francis L.;Fugate, Roberta B.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Missoula, Montana, U.S.A., Mountain Pr: 1989

Seller ID: 018983

ISBN: 0878422420

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Very good, back cover has a crease in bottom left corner. New Mexico is full of history, from the Spaniards, the Indians, the Mexicans, and the whites. This is the land the buffalo soldiers fought in, where Geronimo hunted and lived with his tribe, where Cortez played. Come travel the roads and see the sites - you can still feel the ghosts of times past.
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The Tabor Opera House: A Captivating History

By: Furman, Evelyn E. Livingston

Price: $25.00

Publisher: E.E.L. Furman: 1984

Seller ID: 016627

ISBN: 0881000442

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, no DJ. Self-published, 1984, second printing. In very good condition, cover edgewear, minor bumping to corners and spine, hinge is beginning to separate on title page. Signed and dated on title page (Oct. 6, 1985). Brochure on the opera house laid in good condition, top shows wear from sticking out of the book. The history of the opera house in Leadville, Colorado, his two wives (Augusta and Baby Doe), and his infamous life-style.
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Ocmulgee National Monument Georgia

By: G D Pope

Price: $8.00

Publisher: National Park Service: 1956

Seller ID: 022826

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Very good condition. Pictures, photos and descriptions of the site.
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Profile of a State - New Mexico

By: George Fitzpatrick, John Sinclair

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A., Horn and Wallace: 1964

Seller ID: 018990

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Oversized hardcover. Good condition, edges of boards show some wear, and front endpapers were used like an autograph book for gift inscriptions from various committee members. DJ is poor, has chips and tears. Photographs are lovely and show New Mexico while it was a much quieter, more beautiful land.
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Volcanoes of the National Parks in Hawaii

By: Gordon A Macdonald, Douglass H Hubbard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hawaii Natural History Association: 1982

Seller ID: 018638

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Softcover. Near fine condition. Eighth edition, dedicated to the late Gordon A Macdonald who served as Director of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. Full of vibrant photos and the history of the volcanoes in Hawaii.
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The Santa Fe Trail

By: H L James

Price: $8.00

Publisher: SPMA: 1972

Seller ID: 007125

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, ex-library. SPMA, second printing, 1972. In very good condition, minimal library markings, back right corner of cover has been bumped and torn. Follow the path of wagon trains. Includes photos. 20 pages.
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Wyoming University: The First 100 Years 1886-1986

By: Hardy, Deborah

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.A., Univ of Wyoming: 1986

Seller ID: 016668

ISBN: 0941570010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Oversized hardcover with DJ covered in mylar. University of Wyoming, 1986. In near fine condition. History of the University of Wyoming, filled with photos.
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National Trust Guide Santa Fe: America's Guide for Architecture and History Travelers

By: Harris, Richard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Preservation Pr: 1997

Seller ID: 021657

ISBN: 0471174432

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Trade paperback. Near fine condition. A combination of artifact locations and the history associated with them.
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