FRONTIER TRAILS: The Autobiography of Frank M. Canton, Edited by Edward Everett Dale
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. "This autobiography of Frank Canton, written shortly before his death and edited from the manuscript he left, tells of his experiences during the Johnson County War and of his later experiences with the outlaws of Oklahoma. Canton was hired by the large cattle interests to fight the smaller owners and so-called rustlers in the Johnson County War, and naturally he tells their side of the story...Much of the book is devoted to the better-known outlaws of Oklahoma and the time Canton was peace officer there...The author also gives a long account of Ben Cravens" (Six-Guns 371). Octavo: xvii, [1, blank], 237, [1, blank] pp. with 12 plates. Original cloth binding, with black-stamped titling. Partially unopened. A near fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with a few chips and some neat brown paper reinforcement to the verso. Near fine / Very good. Item #80651
Price: $125.00