The Wild West Catalog
Author: Bruce Wexler
Publisher: Running Press (2008)
Please Note: This is on Back Order until 2012.
From the Publisher:
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.
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 is a native of Sewickely, Pennsylvania, and has had a lifelong fascination with American cultural history. He is the author of several works of Americana, including The Willd, Wild West of Louis L'Amour, and the Authentic South of Gone with the Wind. He is also the author of The Mysterious World of Sherlock Holmes.
Hardcover. 256 pages.