A book of highlights about Americas last frontier. Who were the Wild Wests best gunfighters? Which town had the strangest names? What were ten cheatin tools a gambler might bring to the card table? These answers & more can be found in these pages, which include entries in the following categories: gunfighters & shoot-outs; outlaws & lawmen; leaders & adventurers; famous forts & wildest towns; & image makers such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Mark Twain, & artists Charles Russell & Frederic Remington. Youll find historical photos, colorful stories, & amusing lists of the best nicknames, quotes, cowboy cures, cattle brands, epitaphs, & much more. Illus.
