Charles Goodnight Cowman & Plainsman

Item Details

Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1949

INSCRIBED on title page. "For General Richard Murbery(?) by J. Evetts Haley 10/7/92". Octavo. xv, 485 pp. Frontispiece; map; facsimiles. Bibliography; Index. With illustrations by Harold Bugbee. Grey cloth titled in burgundy to spine in publisher's illustrated dustjacket. 

A near fine copy of the First Printing of this revised 'New Edition' (previous owner name stamp to ffep, lower front corner lightly bumped, offsetting to pastedowns from jacket flaps) in very good dust jacket (light extremity wear and rubbing, more so to spine ends). 

'It has been gratifying to me that this new edition has been made necessary by the continuing interest of readers of history of the American Southwest, particularly that portion of it which has to do with cattle. The text has been occasionally slightly revised in order to bring it up to date or to include more recently discovered facts.' (from Haley's new introduction). Widely regarded as the definitive biography of Charles Goodnight, a legendary Texas rancher, cattleman, and pioneer. Haley spent over a decade researching the book, including interviews with Goodnight himself during the final years of his life. The work is celebrated for its vivid, authentic portrayal of Goodnight’s life and the Old West, drawing from firsthand accounts and meticulous research.