Why The West Was Wild. A Contemporary Look At The Antics Of Some Highly Publicized Kansas Cowtown Personalities

NYLE H. AND JOSEPH W. SNELL MILLER

Publication: Published by the Kansas State Historical Society, 1963, Topeka

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, viii, 685 pp., prologue, numerous illustrations, portraits, map, appendix, index. "The stories of 57 greater and lesser frontier peace officers and gunfighters." "This work first appeared as a series of articles in the Kansas Historical Society's Quarterly. It is a most valuable addition to the history of the Kansas cowtowns and their law officers. It should correct some of the false history and legendary trash which has been written about this period. It was taken from the newspaper accounts, Governor's reports, court records, and city records of that time. Its authors are two conscientious historians who are connected with the Kansas Historical Society and have access to the excellent newspaper files and other records of the society. I believe this to be one of the most important books on this period."---Ramon Adams. "It is a veritable encyclopedia, the most authentic and primary source possible to obtain on those personages of the Old West."---Paul I. Wellman. An outstanding work. A detailed examination of many famous and not-so-famous outlaws and lawmen of the Kansas cowtowns: Clay Allison, Henry Brown,"Buffalo Bill" Cody, Wyatt Earp, "Wild Bill" Hickok, "Doc" Holliday, "Rowdy Joe" Lowe, "Bat" Masterson, "Mysterious Dave" Mather, Luke Short, Bill Tilghman are among the many covered in this work. An exceptionally clean, bright, tight copy in a fine dust jacket. A scarce and important work.

Inventory Number: 53166