Author: Bruce Wexler
Publisher: PERSEUS / RUNNING PRESS, Sep 2008
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7624-3265-9
Synopsis
Chock-full of maps, memorabilia, archival photos, summaries of Western TV shows, & movie reviews, all spanning 100 years of American history. Includes 12 cowboy recipes from the chuckwagon, plus the history of camp cooks & how they ate on the trail. Archival photos depict Western towns, lawmen, & outlaws. Offers close-ups of a variety of popular frontier weapons, great for gun enthusiasts & collectors. Full Color photos t/out; 9x12 inches; 256 pgs.
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This beautiful hardcover is chock-full of maps, memorabilia, archival photos (300 in all), summaries of Western TV shows, and movie reviews, all spanning 100 years of one of the most exciting periods in American history. It includes 12 favorite cowboy recipes from the chuckwagon, plus the history of camp cooks and how the men and women of the West ate on the trail. The beautiful archival photos depict Western towns, lawmen, and outlaws. They also offer close-ups of a variety of popular frontier weapons, great for gun enthusiasts and collectors.
This is the West as beloved in books, toys, ?Cowboy and Injun? shows, movies and music?this attractively priced, full-color book will be a great addition to any collector?s library.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Bruce Wexler has written numerous books on American history and pop culture, including The Wild, Wild West of Louis L?Amour, The Authentic South of Gone with the Wind, and more. He lives in London.