WE POINTED THEM NORTH: Recollections Of A Cowpuncher LAKSIDE PRESS (VG/HC/1991)
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"WE POINTED THEM NORTH" The Lakeside Press - R. R. Donnelley & Sons 1991
TITLE: We Pointed Them North: Recollections of a CowpuncherAUTHORS: Edward Charles "Teddy Blue" Abbott (b. Dec. 17, 1860 - d. 1939) and Helena Huntington Smith (b. ca. 1890 -d. )SERIES: Lakeside Classics (#89)PUBLISHER: The Lakeside Press: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago. 1st Edition reprint (1991). [First published 1939]ISBN: none provided
...edium;">DESCRIPTION:Pre-Owned, Unread hard cover book, in original shrink wrap; Small puncture through wrap along bottom page edges.Brown cloth boards with gold gilt text and Indian head logo; gold gilt top-edges; 6 7/8" x 4 7/16" x 1"; 385 pages; includes portrait.
OVERALL CONDITION: VG copy, unread; binding unbroken (see photos)
CONDITION ISSUES:Small punture through shrink wrap lower page edges. Unclear if pencil mark or small pen knife mark (see photos)
SUBJECTS: American History, North American History, Biography, Westerns
BOOK SYNOPSIS: E. C. Abbott was a cowboy in the great days of the 1870's and 1880's. He came up the trail to Montana from Texas with the long-horned herds which were to stock the northern ranges; he punched cows in Montana when there wasn't a fence in the territory; and he married a daughter of Granville Stuart, the famous early-day stockman and Montana pioneer. For more than fifty years he was known to cowmen from Texas to Alberta as "Teddy Blue."This is his story, as told to Helena Huntington Smith, who says that the book is "all Teddy Blue. My part was to keep out of the way and not mess it up by being literary.... Because the cowboy flourished in the middle of the Victorian age, which is certainly a funny paradox, no realistic picture of him was ever drawn in his own day. Here is a self-portrait by a cowboy which is full and honest." And Teddy Blue himself says, "Other old-timers have told all about stampedes and swimming rivers and what a terrible time we had, but they never put in any of the fun, and fun was at least half of it."So here it is—the cowboy classic, with the "terrible" times and the "fun" which have entertained readers everywhere. First published in 1939, We Pointed Them North has been brought back into print by the University of Oklahoma Press in completely new format, with drawings by Nick Eggenhofer, and with the full, original text.--goodreads.com
ABOUT THE SERIES:A volume of The Lakeside Classics series has been published annually since 1903 as a holiday gift to employees, customers and friends of RR Donnelley. The basic format of the Lakeside Classics has remained the same for more than 100 years. Each 25 years the cover material is changed and type style adjusted to keep pace with current developments in fine book making. Production methods are updated as book manufacturing improvements are introduced.
Early volumes consisted of the speeches and writings of noted Americans. Starting in 1911 the series took its present character: first-person narratives of American history, usually taken from books long out of print and not easily obtainable. Through the 1980s, the volumes emphasized history on the North American continent, including titles on the Civil War, the American Old West, early exploration and everyday frontier life. During the 1990s the series was expanded to include narratives by Americans with experiences beyond US borders.
NOTE: Donnelley did not begin shrink-wrapping their publications until 1974. If you see earlier titles advertised as being “new in shrink-wrap” they are used copies that have been wrapped by others at a later date.
PAYMENT TERMS+:A 6% sales tax is due for shipments within Pennsylvania. eBay will collect out of state sales tax as required by individual local & state laws. Combined shipping can be arranged. Contact the seller for information.
TITLE: We Pointed Them North: Recollections of a CowpuncherAUTHORS: Edward Charles "Teddy Blue" Abbott (b. Dec. 17, 1860 - d. 1939) and Helena Huntington Smith (b. ca. 1890 -d. )SERIES: Lakeside Classics (#89)PUBLISHER: The Lakeside Press: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago. 1st Edition reprint (1991). [First published 1939]ISBN: none provided
...edium;">DESCRIPTION:Pre-Owned, Unread hard cover book, in original shrink wrap; Small puncture through wrap along bottom page edges.Brown cloth boards with gold gilt text and Indian head logo; gold gilt top-edges; 6 7/8" x 4 7/16" x 1"; 385 pages; includes portrait.
OVERALL CONDITION: VG copy, unread; binding unbroken (see photos)
CONDITION ISSUES:Small punture through shrink wrap lower page edges. Unclear if pencil mark or small pen knife mark (see photos)
SUBJECTS: American History, North American History, Biography, Westerns
BOOK SYNOPSIS: E. C. Abbott was a cowboy in the great days of the 1870's and 1880's. He came up the trail to Montana from Texas with the long-horned herds which were to stock the northern ranges; he punched cows in Montana when there wasn't a fence in the territory; and he married a daughter of Granville Stuart, the famous early-day stockman and Montana pioneer. For more than fifty years he was known to cowmen from Texas to Alberta as "Teddy Blue."This is his story, as told to Helena Huntington Smith, who says that the book is "all Teddy Blue. My part was to keep out of the way and not mess it up by being literary.... Because the cowboy flourished in the middle of the Victorian age, which is certainly a funny paradox, no realistic picture of him was ever drawn in his own day. Here is a self-portrait by a cowboy which is full and honest." And Teddy Blue himself says, "Other old-timers have told all about stampedes and swimming rivers and what a terrible time we had, but they never put in any of the fun, and fun was at least half of it."So here it is—the cowboy classic, with the "terrible" times and the "fun" which have entertained readers everywhere. First published in 1939, We Pointed Them North has been brought back into print by the University of Oklahoma Press in completely new format, with drawings by Nick Eggenhofer, and with the full, original text.--goodreads.com
ABOUT THE SERIES:A volume of The Lakeside Classics series has been published annually since 1903 as a holiday gift to employees, customers and friends of RR Donnelley. The basic format of the Lakeside Classics has remained the same for more than 100 years. Each 25 years the cover material is changed and type style adjusted to keep pace with current developments in fine book making. Production methods are updated as book manufacturing improvements are introduced.
Early volumes consisted of the speeches and writings of noted Americans. Starting in 1911 the series took its present character: first-person narratives of American history, usually taken from books long out of print and not easily obtainable. Through the 1980s, the volumes emphasized history on the North American continent, including titles on the Civil War, the American Old West, early exploration and everyday frontier life. During the 1990s the series was expanded to include narratives by Americans with experiences beyond US borders.
NOTE: Donnelley did not begin shrink-wrapping their publications until 1974. If you see earlier titles advertised as being “new in shrink-wrap” they are used copies that have been wrapped by others at a later date.
PAYMENT TERMS+:A 6% sales tax is due for shipments within Pennsylvania. eBay will collect out of state sales tax as required by individual local & state laws. Combined shipping can be arranged. Contact the seller for information.
