Ben Thompson: Portrait Of A Gunfighter

BICKNELL, THOMAS C.; PARSONS, CHUCK

Publication: University of North Texas Press, 2018, Denton

First edition. Orange cloth, titles stamped in silver on spine, 665 pp., frontis. (photograph of Ben Thompson), illustrated, portraits, endnotes, bibliography, index. Foreword by Robert K. DeArment. Biography of Ben Thompson, an Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate cavalryman, mercenary for a foreign emperor, hired gun for a railroad, an elected lawman, professional gambler, and the victor of numerous gunfights. As new in as new dust jacket.