A Texas Cowboy or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony--Taken from Real Life by Charles A. Siringo with an introduction and bibliography by J. Frank Dobie
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Used, Very Good. 1966 Bison Book third printing trade soft cover book with 198 pages. Light shelfwear to soft covers. Interior is unmarked. Firm binding; no spine crease.
"Charlie Siringo punched cattle for Shanghai Pierce, "rid the Chisholm trail," knew Tascosa, once roped a buffalo, and joined in the chase for Billy the Kid. . . His chronicle of his years. . .was originally published in 1885--almost the first of the classics about the Old West. The Bison Book edition reprints the verbatim text of the Umbdenstock first edition, and includes more than thirty drawings by Tom Lea as well as a notable introduction by J Frank Dobie." History of the American West; Texas History; Cowboy Life (Inv # 1781-4)
"Charlie Siringo punched cattle for Shanghai Pierce, "rid the Chisholm trail," knew Tascosa, once roped a buffalo, and joined in the chase for Billy the Kid. . . His chronicle of his years. . .was originally published in 1885--almost the first of the classics about the Old West. The Bison Book edition reprints the verbatim text of the Umbdenstock first edition, and includes more than thirty drawings by Tom Lea as well as a notable introduction by J Frank Dobie." History of the American West; Texas History; Cowboy Life (Inv # 1781-4)