History Of Natrona County, Wyoming 1888-1922. True Portrayal Of The Yesterdays Of A New Country And A Typical Frontier Town Of The Middle West. Fortunes And Misfortunes, Tragedies And Comedies, Struggles And Triumphs Of The Pioneers

ALFRED JAMES MOKLER

Publication: R R Donnelley & Sons Company, 1923, Chicago

First edition. Thick 8vo. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine, top edges gilt, xiv [2], 477 pp., frontis (portrait, tissue), illustrated from photographs, map, index. Privately printed in a small edition, and quite scarce today. Natrona County is located in Central Wyoming with Casper as its major city. This is the history of the county from 1888 through 1922. There is much on the early history as a territory and a state, early settlers, outlaws and lawmen, cowboys, ranches, and cattlemen, fortunes and misfortunes, tragedies and comedies, struggles and triumphs of the pioneers, etc. Herd 1509 says "Scarce." "Privately printed in a small edition and very scarce, this book has some excellent material on this county and its livestock interests." SIX Guns 1524 says "Rare." "..... this book has some excellent material on train robberies, the Johnson County War, outlaws, and the hanging of Cattle Kate and Jim Averill." Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, else a very good, tight copy of a scarce title.

Inventory Number: 51320