
The book is in excellent condition with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings except for an inscription from the author that may or not be authentic.

~ In this brilliant late-career collection, John Updike revisits many of the locales of his early fiction: the small-town Pennsylvania of Olinger Stories, the sandstone farmhouse of Of the Farm, the exurban New England of Couples and Marry Me, and Henry Bech’s Manhattan of artistic ambition and taunting glamour. To a dozen short stories spanning the American Century, the author has added a novella-length coda to his quartet of novels about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom. Several strands of the Rabbit saga come together here as, during the fall and winter holidays of 1999, Harry’s survivors fitfully entertain his memory while pursuing their own happiness up to the edge of a new millennium. Love makes Updike’s fictional world go round—married love, filial love, feathery licks of erotic love, and love for the domestic particulars of Middle American life.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New Mexico

Licks of Love : Short Stories and a Sequel " Rabbit Remembered "

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A collection for adult readers by the author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.
"The variety of subject matter to be found in these graceful pages is enormous. But no matter what his subject, Mr. White always writes about it in a prose that is a joy to read."--New York Times
~ The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings.

The Second Tree from the Corner

Alice Duncan

Signed by the author.
The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The cover is clean.
~ The Daisy Gumm Majesty series (or "Spirits" series) is set in the 1920s in Pasadena, California and features Daisy Gumm Majesty, a phony spiritualist and con artist, and Detective Sam Rotondo.
~ The Ku Klux Klan has opened a chapter in Daisy Gumm Majesty's home town of Pasadena, California. Worse, Klan members are harassing Joseph Jackson, the gatekeeper for Daisy's best client, Mrs. Pinkerton.
When Mrs. Pinkerton also becomes a target of vicious pranks, Daisy tries to get Detective Sam Rotondo, her new leading man, involved.
Sam isn't thrilled. Worse, the bodies are piling up, and now he needs Daisy's help speaking to some of the Klan's victims.
That makes Daisy a target, forcing Sam to redouble his efforts and keep Daisy from doing in the Klan with a zinc bucket and a baseball bat.

The Ku Klux Klan has opened a chapter in Daisy Gumm Majesty's home town of Pasadena, California. Worse, Klan members are harassing Joseph Jackson, the gatekeeper for Daisy's best client, Mrs. Pinkerton. When Mrs. Pinkerton also becomes a target of vicious pranks, Daisy tries to get Detective Sam Rotondo, her new leading man, involved. Sam isn't thrilled. Worse, the bodies are piling up, and now he needs Daisy's help speaking to some of the Klan's victims. That makes Daisy a target, forcing Sam to redouble his efforts and keep Daisy from doing in the Klan with a zinc bucket and a baseball bat. PRAISE for THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES "Well plotted with a band of whimsical characters and genuine humor... as comforting as a warm mug of cocoa on a blustery day." Diane Morasco, RT Book Reviews "Cozy fans will find Daisy's] simple, sweet, budding relationship with Sam refreshingly free of artifice." Publishers Weekly THE DAISY GUMM MAJESTY MYSTERIES, in series order Strong Spirits Fine Spirits High Spirits Hungry Spirits Genteel Spirits Ancient Spirits Dark Spirits Spirits Onstage ABOUT ALICE DUNCAN: In an effort to avoid what she knew she should be doing, Alice folk-danced professionally until her writing muse finally had its way. Now a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, Alice enjoys saying no smog, no crowds, and yes to loving her herd of wild dachshunds. Visit Alice at www.aliceduncan.net.

SIGNED ~ Dark Spirits (A Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery, Book 7)

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Darlis A. Miller

The book is in like new condition. There are no markings.
~ This volume of Civil War-era letters relates the poignant experiences of an English immigrant in the service of the United States Army as a noncommissioned officer, civilian employee, and Union volunteer. Frank Clarke served in Mexico, Missouri, New Mexico, and Bleeding Kansas, on the Sioux, Solomon River, and Utah Expeditions, and in war-torn Tennessee and Mississippi. After Frank's tragic death in 1862, his wife Mary corresponded with his English mother, detailing the daily struggles of a military widow and her five sons in frontier Kansas. Darlis Miller has kept George Hammond's original annotations and added a few new ones. Her introductions to the book and individual chapters provide biographical details to Frank's and Mary's lives and place their letters in historical context.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Frank and Mary Clark in the American West and Civil War, 1847-1872 - From their Letters

First published as To Form a More Perfect Union in 1941, this rare volume of Civil War-era letters relates the poignant experiences of an English immigrant in the service of the United States Army as a noncommissioned officer, civilian employee, and Union volunteer. Frank Clarke served in Mexico, Missouri, New Mexico, and Bleeding Kansas, on the Sioux, Solomon River, and Utah expeditions, and in war-torn Tennessee and Mississippi. After Frank's tragic death in 1862, his wife Mary corresponded with his English mother, detailing the daily struggles of a military widow and her five sons in frontier Kansas. Darlis Miller has kept George Hammond's original annotations and added a few new ones. Her introductions to the book and individual chapters provide biographical details on Frank's and Mary's lives and place their letters in historical context.

Above a Common Soldier : Frank and Mary Clark in the American West and Civil War, 1847-1872 - From their Letters

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Teresa G. Viele

The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings.
Following the Drum: A Glimpse of Frontier Life ~ Pre-Civil War Texas, seen through the eyes of an army officer's wife.
~ A view of the early Texan frontier from a female view point Teresa Viele was a strong minded woman with clear cut views. Fate would dictate that her life would not be defined by her experiences as an army wife, but in this book she has left us a significant insight into the activities of the officers, soldiers and families of a United States Infantry regiment on the Texas frontier in the pre-Civil War period. Her account encompasses everything that came under her eye and into her active mind-from travel, landscape, flora, fauna and food. Less domestically, she turned her thoughts and pen to the subject of Mexicans and United States political relations with Mexico, the omnipresent threat of Comanche raiders and the ability and capacity of the army to fulfil its border protection duties. Viele also provides an interesting perspective on Jose Maria Jesus Carbajal and the Merchants War. This is an unusual female viewpoint on life on the early South Western American frontier and is an important chronicle of a woman in Texas during the pioneer period.


A Glimpse of Frontier Life

Following the Drum : A Glimpse of Frontier Life

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Chuck Lawliss

Chuck Lawliss, author of the successful The Civil War Sourcebook, now uses the same winning combination of maps, photographs, illustrations, and text to put readers and travelers in touch with the authentic history of the American West. The most complete traveler's resource to the West. From pioneers to outlaws, ghost towns to ancient Indian ruins, Crazy Horse to Calamity Jane, it's all here in one large informative book. 1994.
150 black-and-white photographs.
~ The book is like new. There are no markings.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Old West Sourcebook

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 The Covered Wagon tells the epic story of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail. First published in 1922, this historical novel offers something for everyone—action, intrigue, humor, and a classic love triangle. It is based on actual firsthand accounts of the grueling four-month overland journey, featuring cameos by famous frontiersmen Kit Carson and Jim Bridger. Both the novel and its film adaptation helped to make the wagon train an unforgettable icon of the Old West.
~ The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings except an inscription in pencil from 1942 on the inside page. Because of the age I didn't erase it. The front cover has two spots as shown in the photos.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Covered Wagon ~ 1922

The book is in very good condition with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings.
~ This book captures the colorful spirit of the American West in its history and quirks. Included are songs and stories, charts of brands used to mark cattle, and sketches of the boom and bust of the Old West. In one chapter, the author informs us that the Westerner left his names casually and naturally on the land and on each other, without ostentation. This led to names like Jerked Beef Butte or Rattlesnake Basin in Arizona, or nicknames for fellow cowboys like Crooked-Nose Pete and Three-Fingered Smith. 

Duncan Emrich was a professor and collector of American folklore, once a ranch hand and historian in the military.

It's an Old Wild West Custom ~ 1951

Edgar Potter

The book is in excellent condition with no markings.
~ Lingo of the American West captured in 2,000 phrases and expressions - colorful, humorous, fun! Horse and cattle terms, rodeo talk, barbwire names, brands.

Clay entertained his readers for almost 20 years, answering any and all questions sent in to the Arizona Republic. Initially intended to answer questions specific to Arizona, the Valley 101 column quickly grew beyond this boundary as Clay started taking on all subjects. Snarky retorts to his readers, and sometimes he actually got around to answering the question at hand. Almost as often, Clay answered it correctly. This is the fourth book of his columns. We lost Clay to the great beyond in April of 2018, but his Q&A writings live on. If you want to be the "smartest" person in the room, you need to read this book!

Cowboy Slang : Colorful Cowboy Sayings

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Anne Seagraves

The book is like new.
From the famous and infamous, to the unsung heroines--cattle queens, petticoat prisoners, and dedicated schoolmarms--they represented the feminine side of the American frontier and brought a woman's touch to an otherwise uncivilized land.
~ Anna Seagraves writes about yesterday's women with remarkable clarity and honest compassion. We also have her book, "Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the Early West", listed on PangoBooks.

Free-wheeling ladies on high-stepping horses, daring cowgirls, Wells Fargo women and adventurous schoolmarms brighten these pages.

Daughters of the West

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A biography of Sam Colt, who perfected the six-shooter.
1978 First Edition hardcover with dust jacket.
The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The dust jacket has some wear and tear. 

The Flamboyant Mr. Colt and His Deadly Six-Shooter : A Biography 

Frederic Remington's Own West: The Great Western Artist's Eyewitness Accounts of His Expeditions and Adventures on the Frontier.
1960 First Edition hardcover with dust jacket.
115 illustrations. Written and illustrated by Frederic Remington.
~ A collection of Frederic Remington’s writings, complemented by more than one hundred of his famous drawings, provides an exciting record of the Old West as it once was, with tales of cowboys, Indians, and soldiers.
~ The book is in excellent condition with firm binding and clean pages except for an inscription on the inside page. The dust jacket has some wear and is covered in protective mylar.

Frederic Remington's Own West ~ 1960 First Edition 

Richard Mancini

Featuring more than 100 photographs, paintings and illustrations, 'American Legends of the Wild West' is an entertaining and informative work that brings together the most important people, places, and events of the American West in one colourful volume.
~ The book is in very good condition with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The dust jacket has two tears at the bottom as shown in the photos.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Profiles the individuals who helped shape the development of the West, looks at pioneer routes, battle sites, gold mines, and rail routes, and includes time charts to show how events interlinked

American Legends of the Wild West

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1960 hardcover. 
This book is a valuable collection of memories shared by Charley O'Kieffe, covering the American West during the period of 1884-1898. It's volume 2 of the Pioneer Heritage series.

The book is in good condition with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The covers have light wear with one ding on the bottom corner as shown in the last photo.

Western Story : Recollections of Charley O'Kieffe 1884-1898

Mike Flanagan

The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The dust jacket has minimal shelf wear. There are photographs and illustrations throughout.
~ A collection of tales about characters, places and events that formed the American West. 

Out West

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Steve Wall

Women elders of several Native American nations reveal the fascinating knowledge, philosophies, and traditions of their ancestry.
~ The book is in excellent condition with firm binding and clean pages. The first inside page has an inscription as shown in the last photo. The dust jacket has edge wear and a 2 inch tear at the bottom as shown in the first photo. 

Conversations with Women Elders of Native America

"This is the first book in which spiritual leaders among Native American women portray in their own words their ancestral knowledge, philosophies, and traditions. Steve Wall traveled across North America, visiting the Mohawk and the Hoh, the Chumash and the Seminole, the Tewa and the Ojibway, the Oneida and the Seneca, the Cowichan and the Northern Cheyenne. He talked at length with the women elders and their families as well as with the members of their nations. And he photographed them as he did for his previous book, Wisdomkeepers." "Completely open and direct, the elders talk about their role as owners of the moon, as carriers of life and protectors of the life force, about the sacredness of menstruation, and about children, medicine, men, sex, and ceremony. There is an urgency to their words because, according to the ancient prophecies, "This is the time of the women." These daughters of wisdom speak for the first time in print of the necessity for unity and harmony with Mother Earth and all living things, and of their sense that for humankind and the earth time is running out. Wisdom's Daughters allows the reader to experience the daily transforming events of these women's lives in their homes and among their people."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Wisdom's Daughters : Conversations with Women Elders of Native America

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Nancy Hunter Warren

Veronica E. Velarde Tiller

The book is like new with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings.
~ Between 1976 and 1993 Nancy Warren visited the Jicarilla Apache reservation in northern New Mexico numerous times. She was permitted to photograph their daily activities and various celebrations. Warren's ninety halftone photographs capture the Jicarilla lifestyles and customs, revealing an understanding of their culture and beliefs. Veronica Tiller provides an essay about the reservation and its history.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Portrait

This well-rounded portrait of the Jicarilla people and lands reveals a culture and lifestyle seldom studied in the past.

Jicarilla Apache : A Portrait 

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Donald G. Pike

David Muench

Frank Waters

The book has firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The cover has minimal wear.
~ A rich visual documentation of the ancient Native Americans who lived in the Four Corners region of the Southwest. Brilliant photography of their massive pueblo cities accompanies the eminently readable text. 127 full-color and black-and-white photographs. Foreword by Frank Waters.

A rich visual documentation of the remains of this civilization. Photos capture the serene, awesome spirit of the dwellings. Text traces the cultural history of the Anasazi people and their descendants.

Anasazi : Ancient People of the Rock 

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Marcia Keegan

N. Scott Momaday

Signed by photographic artist Marcia K. Keegan (1938-2016). Her works are in such distinguished collections as the Library of Congress, the White House and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was awarded the Heritage Preservation Award for Lifetime Achievement 2016.

The book is in excellent condition with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings except on the first page opposite the cover which has a gift presentation label. The dust jacket is also in excellent condition.

~ Portraits of people, ceremonies and villages in the American Southwest taken in the early part of the century are contrasted with current photographs of similar images. Early photographers thought that they were documenting a dying race and culture. Keegan demonstrates the vitality of Native American culture and shows how the same customs and ceremonies are being continued.

A Century of Photography of the Southwest Indians

"These photographs are the best records we have of the strength and persistence of American Indian culture." (N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner). "There is a noble purpose behind Keegan's book -to show the enduring quality of Southwest Indian culture.... Page after page brings us the past positioned against the present in uncanny pictorial harmony." (Library Journal). "The Navajos named her 'Many Eyes, ' a reference to Marcia Keegan's cameras. And maybe also to her ability to see what others do not."

SIGNED ~ Enduring Culture : A Century of Photography of the Southwest Indians ~ Foreword by N. Scott Momaday

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Joanna Cohan Scherer

Jean Burton Walker

The book is in excellent condition with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The dust jacket has edge wear.
~ A photographic record from the National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian Institution of the physical traits and life of various North American tribes over a period of eighty-two years.

The Great Photographs That Reveal North American Indian Life, 1847-1929, from the Unique Collection of the Smithsonian Institution

Indians : The Great Photographs That Reveal North American Indian Life, 1847-1929, from the Unique Collection of the Smithsonian Institution

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Paul A. Hutton

The book is like new with firm binding and clean pages. There are no markings. The dust jacket is like new.
~ This is a true account of a party going hunting on the great plains in Sept. & Oct. 1871. Led by General Sheridan and organised by the famous Buffalo Bill.
A large party gathered on the evening of the 16th of September of those intending to participate in a buffalo hunt. They met at the Hudson River Railroad Depot in New York City, where they were supplied with a train of sixteen waggons to carry their baggage and guns. Upon getting to the plains the and finding the Buffalo their campaign duly began—and so began the shooting.

Ten Days on the Plains

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Parker Anderson

Signed by the Author. The book is like new.
~ Swindlers, confidence men and outlaws--the mountain shadows and Ponderosa pines surrounding Prescott, Arizona conceal their grim histories and crooked ways. The small hamlet turned mining town became Arizona's first capital in 1864, and with wealth and power came every type of vice and crime. One block west of the famed Whiskey Row, the roaring red-light district attracted ladies of easy virtue, who often became victims of crimes of passion and coldblooded murder. Legendary crook Fleming "Jim" Parker escaped from Yavapai County Jail on the back of the sheriff's stolen horse. Cattle rustlers terrorized nearby ranches, while tavern brawls and liquor-fueled shootouts dominated newspaper headlines. More than ten legal hangings brought criminals to justice. Local author Parker Anderson recounts these and more wicked misdeeds from Prescott's wild early days.

Swindlers, confidence men and outlaws--the mountain shadows and Ponderosa pines surrounding Prescott conceal their grim histories and crooked ways. The small hamlet turned mining town became Arizona's first capital in 1864, and with wealth and power came every type of vice and crime. One block west of the famed Whiskey Row, the roaring red-light district attracted ladies of easy virtue, who often became victims of crimes of passion and coldblooded murder. Legendary crook Fleming "Jim" Parker escaped from Yavapai County Jail on the back of the sheriff's stolen horse. Cattle rustlers terrorized nearby ranches, while tavern brawls and liquor-fueled shootouts dominated newspaper headlines. More than ten legal hangings brought criminals to justice. Local author Parker Anderson recounts these and more wicked misdeeds from Prescott's wild early days.

Wicked Prescott ( Arizona ) ~ SIGNED 

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William A. Keleher

The book has firm binding and clean pages. The covers have light wear as shown in the photos.
We also have William Keleher's book 'The Fabulous Frontier: Twelve New Mexico Items' in our PangoBooks shop.
~ William A. Keleher always had an active curiosity and this made him an outstanding newspaperman and an indefatigable researcher of historical events. It led him into many intellectual adventures that resulted in a whole series of books of New Mexicana. In this personal narrative, he gives readers a glimpse behind the scenes of his career not only as a writer but as a lawyer. The pages of this last book are full of rich anecdotes and little-known episodes involving such men as Governor Clyde Tingley, Senator Bronson Cutting, Elfego Baca, and Senator Dennis Chavez. Here is the story of how a bank was saved, how political careers were initiated and blocked, the story of an editor who wrote the editorials on both sides of an important question for the competing newspapers, previously unpublished stories about Eugene Manlove Rhodes, and how Elfego Baca collected an insurance settlement. There is also the account of Franz Huning, whose “castle” was partly in New Albuquerque, partly in Old Albuquerque, and a story of visiting the Old Town jail to see an Albuquerque editor serving a term for contempt. Like his other books, “Memoirs” is essential for anyone interested in the history and culture of the American Southwest. 

WILLIAM A. KELEHER (1886–1972) observed first hand the changing circumstances of people and places of New Mexico. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, he arrived in Albuquerque two years later, with his parents and two older brothers. The older brothers died of diphtheria within a few weeks of their arrival. As an adult, Keleher worked for more than four years as a Morse operator, and later as a reporter on New Mexico newspapers. Bidding a reluctant farewell to newspaper work, Keleher studied law at Washington & Lee University and started practicing law in 1915. He was recognized as a successful attorney, being honored by the New Mexico State Bar as one of the outstanding Attorneys of the Twentieth Century. One quickly observes from his writings, and writings about him, that he lived a fruitful and exemplary life. He is also the author of “Turmoil in New Mexico,” “Violence in Lincoln County,” “Maxwell Land Grant,” and “The Fabulous Frontier,” all from Sunstone Press.

Memoirs, 1892-1969

New Mexicans I Knew : Memoirs, 1892-1969

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Mabel Barbee. Lee

Lowell Thomas

The book is in like new condition with tight binding and clean, bright pages. There are no markings. The covers are slick and glossy with no wear. Please see the photos.
~ Mabel Barbee Lee has written a rousing tale of early days in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She speaks with authority because she arrived there as a child in 1892, and with wide-eyed wonder saw the whole place turn to gold. With his divining rod, Mabel's father tapped gold ore on Beacon Hill but missed becoming a millionaire by selling his claim short. Nonetheless, life was rich for young Mabel in a booming town with points of interest like Poverty Gulch, the Continental Hotel, and a fantastic house called Finn's Folly; with characters around like the promoter Windy Joe and (seen from a distance) the madam Pearl De Vere; with something always going on, whether a celebration or a disastrous fire or train wreck or a no-nonsense miners' strike.
Mabel Lee's book brings back a time and place with affection. The foreword is by Lowell Thomas, who was her pupil when she was a young schoolmarm in Cripple Creek.

Mabel Barbee Lee has written a rousing tale of early days in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She speaks with authority because she arrived there as a child in 1892, and with wide-eyed wonder saw the whole place turn to gold. With his divining rod, Mabel's father tapped gold ore on Beacon Hill but missed becoming a millionaire by selling his claim short. Nonetheless, life was rich for young Mabel in a booming town with points of interest like Poverty Gulch, the Continental Hotel, and a fantastic house called Finn's Folly; with characters around like the promoter Windy Joe and (seen from a distance) the madam Pearl De Vere; with something always going on, whether a celebration or a disastrous fire or train wreck or a no-nonsense miners' strike. Mabel Lee's book brings back a time and place with affection. The foreword is by Lowell Thomas, who was her pupil when she was a young schoolmarm in Cripple Creek. "One of the most fascinating accounts of a gold rush town."-Chicago Sunday Tribune. "More entertaining by far than the run of fictional westerns, more authentic, of course, and a great deal more moving."-W. M. Teller, Saturday Review

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