BUCKBOARD DAYS. by Poe, Sophie - 1981

University of New Mexico Press, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, white pages. Book has minor wear on the edges that is difficult to see in the scans. Book has a previous owner's embossment on the bottom of the front free endpaper. Dust jacket has a stain that is only visible on the inside. Buckboard Days by Sophie A. Poe Edited by Eugene Cunningham Introduction by Sandra L. Myres When first published in 1936, this engaging biography was subtitled "The Thrilling Experiences on Our Southwestern Frontier of John William Poe, as Buffalo Hunter, United States Marshal, Sheriff, Rancher, Banker." In his widow's enthusiastic account, Poe's life is traced from his birth in Kentucky, through his experiences in Texas during the 1870s as a successful buffalo hunter and apprehender of cattle rustlers, to his life in New Mexico. Poe gained considerable fame by being present in July 1881 at the climax of the bloody Lincoln County War when Sheriff Pat… Read More

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Good+ in Good- DJ. 6 x 9, 292 pgs, b&w historical photos, mapped endsheets. A widow's enthusiastic account of her husband's life from his birth in Kentucky through his experiences in Texas during the 1870s as a successful buffalo hunter and apprehender of cattle rustlers, to life in New Mexico.

University of New Mexico Press. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1981. Reprint. Hardback-. 0826305725 . 292 pages .