Stanley Vestal

Dodge City is the second of three historical novels depicting the life of fictional plains adventurer, Lane Collier. This time Collier is a professional bison hunter during the great Southern herd slaughter of the early 1870’s. He has formed a successful partnership with Abraham Marmaduke McKnight, a wildly notorious thumper, gambler and whore monger. In spite of his lack of civility, McKnight is also a loyal, honest and dedicated friend. The men set off on one last hunt south of the ""Dead Line"" into hostile Indian country to pursue the last remnants of the great herd. Although the legendary frontier settlement of Dodge City is most closely associated with Texas cattle drives of the 1880’s, its founding was as a center of the buffalo hide trade. Dodge City takes the reader on a historically accurate professional hide hunt describing the trade and dangers associated with chasing ""spikes."" The book also presents the romance and mystery of the open plains before white settlement. Collier again takes up his legendary Remington Rolling Block rifle as he ventures into the Llano Estacado region of West Texas. Not only does he encounter the buffalo, but also an old antagonist attempting to drive him from the last remainder of the Indian Southern hunting grounds. He is also embroiled in the discovery of Spanish Canyon, the renowned site of Coronado’s hidden treasure. Plenty of action, adventure and history await in Dodge City. Join the second of a series that enjoys national serialization in SHOOT! magazine, a chronicle for Old West and living history enthusiasts. Boson Booksoffers several westerns by Randy D. Smith. For an author bio and photo, reviews and a reading sample, visit bosonbooks.com.

This volume contains a detailed and insightful biography of Jim Bridger, written by Stanley Vestal. Vestal is well-known for his books about America. In Jim Bridger he paints a bold and authentic picture of a doughty explorer and of the richness of the American nation when it was still young. Full of colorful anecdote and fascinating insights into the life of Jim Bridger, this text will appeal to those with an interest in this noteworthy explorer, and it would make for a wonderful addition to any personal collection. The chapters of this book include: 'Enterprising Young Man', 'Set Poles for the Mountains', 'Tall Tales', 'The Cheyennes’ Bloody Junket', 'Fort Phil Kearney', 'Red Cloud’s Defiance', 'The Cheyennes’ Warning', 'Shot in the Back', 'Arrow Butchered Out', 'Old Cabe to the Rescue', etcetera.

The Missouri is a story in itself. It is a thoroughly masculine river, a burly, husky bulldozer of a stream, which has taken on the biggest job of moving dirt in North America. Named the Big Muddy.

Biography of the famous Texas hero, William Wallace, native of Virginia.

Adventure and romances of the Santa Fe trail.

A biography of famed Old West frontiersman Christopher (Kit) Carson. At various times Carson worked as a mountain man (fur trapper), wilderness guide, Indian agent, and American Army officer.

This story of the Plains Indians follows the Cheyenne chief, Whirlwind, as he seeks to avenge the death of his son in the wake of the havoc wrought by a villanous Mandan who had been given refuge in the Cheyenne camp.--Adapted from publisher description.

Color illustration on front cover of five Native Americans on horseback, riding through a desert.