Best of the West

Résumé du livre

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