The Old WestGamblers and gunfighters, cowboys and Indian chiefs, prospectors and ranchers--vivid portraits of everyone who played a part in the drama of the Old West spring to life in this exceptional new volume. With text and pictures drawn from the very best of the original 26-volume series, this book features a sweeping panorama of the westward movement, with outstanding illustrations, early photographs, maps, sketches, paintings, and reprints of news items. |
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