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Cowboy Logic by Kinky Friedman - Kinky Friedman is known for many things. He’s the irrepressible future Governor of Texas. He is the "oldest Jew in Texas who doesn’t own real estate." And he is notorious for his outrageous one-liners. Cowboy Logic is a distillation of the very best. Complimenting Kinky’s timeless maxims are illustrations by the brilliant Ace Reid. Kinky’s "Little Red Book" is a compilation of his hilarious, insightful, and raunchy one-liners. Organized into sections including: Cowboy Logic; Things You Would Never Hear a Real Texan Say; Blessings, Curses, & Other Observations on the Condition of Our Condition; All Politics is Yokel; Kinky on Kinky; The Continuing Adventures of God & Man; Treasures & Pleasures; Advice to People Who Are Happier Than I am; The Great State of Texas; Love, Marriage & Other Hopeless Causes; Writing for Fun & Prophet; and Animal Crackers.

American West by Loren D. Estleman - Once, there was a world where the heroes were defined by their white clothing and the bad guys always wore black. The town sheriff always gunned down the wild gunslinger while the lady in distress cowered. The Indian was to be feared, not understood, and the white man always saved the day. This was the traditional Western. But times change, as did the Western. The evolving Western is told from the point of view of blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Jews, Gentiles, Mormons, Catholics, women, and men. It is about America; it is about life. Whether a story's central element is a hangman or a midwife, a piano or a cowboy who hates tomatoes, you may be certain of one thing, if the tale reflects an expanding continent, it reflects the American West. New - soft back.

Outlaw Tales of Arizona by Jan Cleere - After too many whiskeys, Buckskin Frank Leslie would stand his wife against a wall and shoot around her silhouette. Few jails could hold Augustine Chacon, who boasted of killing more than fifty men. Burt Alvord conducted business on both sides of the law. And while Charles Stanton sipped his favorite Irish whiskey, unsavory gunmen looted and killed under his orders. Outlaw Tales of Arizona uncovers eleven true stories of the state's most notorious outlaws and events from the late 1800s. Massacres, mayhem, and mischief lurk between these pages, bringing back wild times when the law and the lawless were often in cahoots and no one was safe from the whim of a gun-slinging desperado.

Clay Allison Clay Allison - Legend of Cimarron -- by John A. Truett - Clay Allison is a historical figure who never killed a man unless he needed killing. But he was so much more. John A Truett has given the gunslinger Allison new life: he was a soldier, a friend, a lover. He was a young man on the frontier who wanted to contribute positively to a new land. He left a mark on that new land and should not be forgotten. John A. Truett's biograhical novel will insure he is remembered. Used, hardback, collector's item.

The Vanishing American Frontier by Jake Milgram Wien

This book illustrates the paintings and drawings of Bernarda Bryson Shaun who worked for the Public Works of Art Project and later created these beautiful pieces of work for the Resettlement Administration of Franklin Delano Roosenvelt in 1935-1936. These artworks are a great compliment to the many vintage photos from the same era which are on our website.

Life Magazine, May 11, 1959 - This issue features the pioneer women of the West. In the early female-famished West, pioneer women enjoyed new importance and freedom and - with good works and good times - made a mark on history. Features Baby Doe Tabor, as well as many others. Used, good condition.

The Quotable Cowboy by Kathy Etling - Cowboys remind us when life was simple, when everything was black and white, and when hope lay upon the horizon like a pale rising sun. Americans are heirs to their myth and legacy, no matter where we hang our hats. Editing this tidy collection is Buckmasters Deer Ladies columnist and longtime contributor Kathy Etling, who writes cowboy poetry under the name K.T. Etling. She is a charter member of the Missouri Cowboy Poets Association, and her poetry has been published in places such as the American Cowboy and Neighs & Whinnies. She is also the author of five books about the outdoors. Etling lives in Missouri, where she enjoys time spent with her horses and on her family's farm. A perfect gift for any outdoors person! Hardback.

More Than Petticoats - Remarkable Colorado Women by Gayle C. Shirley - Book profiles the extraordinary lives of fourteen Colorado women, each of whom left a profound and lasting legacy. These pioneering women, all born before 1900, broke down barriers through their work as scientists, adventurers, journalists, and labor advocates. Softback.

From Hardtack to Home Fries by Barbara Haber - Culinary historian Barbara Haber takes a unique approach to the history of cooking in America, focusing on a remarkable assembly of little-known or forgotten Americans who helped shape the eating habits of the nation. As Curator of Books at Harvard University's Schlesinger Library, Haber had access to more than 16,000 cookbooks from which she has drawn inspiring and often surprising stories of the way meals have shaped America's past. Peppered throughout with recipes, Haber's fascinating survey adds a delicious new dimension to America's cultural heritage. New, paperback.

The All-American Cowboy Grill by Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, Ken Beck, and Jim Clark

The All-American Cowboy Grill will blaze a new trail through the Old West as it partners savory recipes from American cowboys and cowgirls of movie, TV, rodeo, and music fame with dozens of photos and sidebars of related interest. The book will have 20 to 40 short sidebars with real western history as well as western pop culture trivia from the movies and TV. There will be short articles on famous western tourist sites such as The Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, The Roy Roger and Dale Evans Museum, The Cowboy Hall of Fame, and The Cowgirl Hall of Fame. The book will have 200 recipes and 100 photos. New, softback, spiral bound.

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Old West Postcards - If you love collecting postcards of the Old West, you're going to love these. Each one of these is unique and, in many cases, we have only one available, so don't wait. To see them all, click HERE!