The taming of the West : age of the gunfighter : men and weapons of the frontier 1840-1900 / Joseph G. Rosa.

The taming of the West : age of the gunfighter : men and weapons of the frontier 1840-1900 / Joseph G. Rosa.

By
: 
Rosa, Joseph G.

Publication Date
: 
1993

Publication Information
: 
London : Salamander,

Physical Description
: 
192 p. : ill., maps, portraits, facsimiles.

Subject Term
: 
Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
 
Firearms -- United States -- History -- 19th century

Geographic Term
: 
West (U.S.) -- History -- Pictorial works

Summary
: 
Profusely illustrated with 250 period photographs, an evocative study of the American West from 1840 to 1900 provides an informative look at the role of gunfighters in the history of the region, profiling the lives and exploits of these famous--and infamous--individuals.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780861016457

General Note
: 
"With artifacts from the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center"


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale)Adult NFic OversizeAdult Non-Fiction Oversize Book978.02 R71Checked In