Cowtown Abilene, Kansas 1867-1875
by Verckler, Steward
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Los Banos, California, United States
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About This Item
Carlton Press, 1961. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Cowtown Abilene by Verckler, Steward Signed The Story of Abilene, Kansas 1867-1875 Carlton Press, 1961, lst signed by Verckler Hardback in good+ condition, with fair Dust Jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, owners name inside cover. Dust jacket shows signs of heavy wear with dings, nicks, rips and tears. As the song states "Listen my boys and you will hear my troubles on the old Chisholm Trail." Abilene was at the end of that trail. While its time as a high riding was a short 9 years, it still is known by its then reputation as the "wildest"cowtown in the west. This small book details the rise and fall of Abilene as Americans cattle trading center.
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- Bookseller
- Phoenix books\Joannes Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001016
- Title
- Cowtown Abilene, Kansas 1867-1875
- Author
- Verckler, Steward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Carlton Press
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- CATTLE DRIVES, CHISHOLM TRAIL, ABILENE KANSAS
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- History;
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- Good+
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.