THE DEATH OF THE BRAVOS
by Myers, John Myers
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co, 1960. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Stated First Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Gray-taupe linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/NF w/light soiling to lower front. DJ/None. Map pinpointing towns/states mentioned in the book to endpapers. 73 chapters chronicling the history of the early days of American West. Historical milestones anchor the chapters and are flushed and given life with portraits of men, mostly considered unimportant by journalists and historians. Appendix to rear arranged by chapter headings, lists names of whom biographical sketches are given. Of this endeavor, author John Myers Myers likens the work to the same relationship Norse sagas have to fromal history, and similarly, "Oral tradition was the preserving medium"; based on more than a decade and a half of research, Myers presents history through "unvarnished lore.
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- 100 POCKETS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007313
- Title
- THE DEATH OF THE BRAVOS
- Author
- Myers, John Myers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- History/America West/Frontier
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