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Age of the gunfighter : men and weapons on the frontier, 1840- 1900 / Joseph G. Rosa ; with artifacts from the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

Title
Age of the gunfighter : men and weapons on the frontier, 1840- 1900 / Joseph G. Rosa ; with artifacts from the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
Author
Rosa, Joseph G.
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum.
  • Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
Description
192 p. : ill. (some col.); 33 cm.
Summary
Completely illustrated with historic photos of the most famous gunfighters of the wild West, this wealth of well researched and documented facts about gunfighters is an encyclopedia of information for the history buff. Vintage guns pictured.
Subject
  • Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
  • Firearms > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century
  • West (U.S.) > History
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The violent West -- Feuds and range wars -- Cowboys and cowtown chaos -- Law and order: from guns to gavel.
ISBN
0806127619
LCCN
^^^95004992^
OCLC
31901479
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library