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Abbott, E. C. ("Teddy Blue") and Smith, Helena Huntington. We Pointed Them North, Recollections of a Cowpuncher. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman and London), 1939.
(Reminiscences of a young cowboy during the late 1800's).

Baber, D. F. as told by Walker, Bill. The Longest Rope, The Truth about the Johnson County Cattle War. The Caxton Printers, Ltd. (Caldwell, Idaho) 1947.
(First hand account of the killing of Nat Champion as recalled by one of the trappers).

Baker, Pearl. The Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1965.
(Tales of the Wild Bunch told by a resident of the Robbers Roost area in Utah).

Betenson, Lulu Parker. Butch Cassidy, My Brother. (Provo, UT), 1975.

Boner, John "Ace". Pride, Power, Progress, Wyoming's First 100 Years. John "Ace" Boner (Wyoming), 1990.
(A collection of not too oft' told tales from Wyoming's history, told more for literary intent than historical fact.)

Bragg, Bill. Wyoming's Wealth, A History of Wyoming. Big Horn Publishers (Basin, Wyoming), 1976.
(Written to be an enjoyably readable textbook of Wyoming History, from early man to now).

Brown, Dee. The Fetterman Massacre. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1962.
(A fairly well researched and readable telling of the events at Fort Phillip Kearny leading up to the killing of Fetterman and his men).

Brown, Larry K. The Hog Ranches of Wyoming, Liquor, Lust, and Lies Under Sagebrush Skies. High Plains Press (Glendo, Wyoming), 1995.
(A collection of tales centering around the early day hog ranches in Wyoming).

Burroughs, John Rolfe. Guardian of the Grasslands, The First Hundred Years of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. Pioneer Printing and Stationary Co. (Cheyenne, Wyoming), 1971.
(A WSGA sanctioned history of the Association).

Burt, Nathaniel. Wyoming. Compass American Guides, Inc. (Oakland, California), 1991.
(A travel guide which includes brief area histories).

Burt, Struthers. Powder River Let 'er Buck. Rinehart & Company, Inc. (New York), 1938.
(A very enjoyable read. The history isn't always dead accurate but the sense of the country and it's people is.)

Buffalo's Centennial Book Committee. Buffalo's First Century. Buffalo Centennial Committee (Buffalo, Wyoming), 1984.
(A largely genealogical treatise on families that have been prominent in Buffalo's history).

Canton, Frank. Frontier Trails. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman), 1966.
(Frank Canton's autobiography, including his perspective of the Invasion of Johnson County).

Carlson, Chip. Joe Lefors, "I slickered Tom Horn.". Beartooth Corral LLC. (Cheyenne, Wyoming), 1995.
(A biographical sketch of Joe LeFors drawn largely from an autobiographical manuscript that he had written).

Carrington, Margaret Irvin. Absaraka, Home of the Crows. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1868.
(A good autobiographical view of the plight of a military wife present during some of the tougher times of the 1860's Indian Wars at Fort Phil Kearny).

Clover, Samuel Travers. On Special Assignment, Being the Further Adventures of Paul Travers; Showing How He Succeeded as a Newspaper Reporter. Lothrop Publishing Company (Boston), 1903.
(A semi-fictionalized autobiographical account of the activities of one of the news correspondents present as a member of the invading party during the cattle wars).

David, Robert B. Malcolm Campbell, Sheriff. S.E. Boyer and Company (Casper, Wyoming), 1932.
(A biography of a Wyoming sheriff prior to and during the cattle wars, strives to be a balanced account of the invasion though somewhat slanted towards the cattlemen's side).

DeArment, Robert K. Alias Frank Canton. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman and London), 1996.
(A seemingly well researched account of Canton's life, drawing heavily on family records).

Dobler, Lavinia. I Didn't Know That About Wyoming!. Wolverine Gallery (Basin, Wyoming), 1984.
(A collection of singular tales and facts about Wyoming).

Drago, Gail. Etta Place : Her Life and Times with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Republic of Texas Press (Plano, Texas), 1996.
(A treatise on possible identities and histories of Etta Place).

Elston, Allan Vaughan. The Marked Men. J. B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia and New York), 1956.
(A historical fiction about the Johnson County Invasion).

Federal Writers' Program. Wyoming / a Guide to its History, Highways, and People. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1941.
(WPA research project on Wyoming).

Gage, Jack R. The Johnson County War - Ain't a Pack of Lies, Is a Pack of Lies. Flintlock Publishing Co. (Cheyenne, Wyoming), 1967.
(An attempt to present the cattle wars from the slant of the cattlemen in one half and the so called rustlers in the other, seems to be sympathetic to the cattlemen's' view while the actual accounts seem to better support the rustlers' view).

Gorzalka, Ann. Wyoming's Territorial Sheriffs. High Plains Press (Glendo, Wyoming), 1997.
(This is a collection of brief, to very brief, biographies of Wyoming's territorial sheriffs with anecdotal stories that give a sense of the conditions that the early lawmen had to deal with ).

Greene, Jerome A. Lakota and Cheyenne - Indian Views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman), 1994.

Grinnell, George Bird. The Cheyenne Indians : Their History and Ways of Life Volumes I and II. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1972.
(A highly respected account of the Cheyenne Indian culture including accounts relating to the Dull Knife battle).

Hanson, Margaret Brock, ed. Powder River Country, The Papers of J. Elmer Brock. Frontier Printing, Inc. (Cheyenne, Wyoming), 1981.
(A compilation of accounts of Johnson County history taken from the collection of historical papers of J. Elmer Brock).

Hanson, Margaret Brock, ed. Frank Grouard, Army Scout / True Adventures in the early West. Frontier Printing, Inc. (Cheyenne, Wyoming), 1983.
(A biography of Grouard drawn heavily, though not exclusively, from the biography written by Joe DeBarthe).

Heald, George D. Wyoming Flames of '92. Hill's Creative Printing (Vermillion, South Dakota), 1972.
(A collection of facsimiles of military documents concerning their involvement in the cattle wars and the subsequent deployment of buffalo soldiers for summer maneuvers near Suggs Wyoming).

Hebard, Grace Raymond and Brininstool, E. A. The Bozeman Trail, Vol. I and Vol. II. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1922.
(A historical treatment of the Emigrant and Bozeman trails).

Horn, Tom. Life of Tom Horn, Government Scout and Interpreter. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1964.
(Tom Horn's autobiography up to, but not including, his involvement with the cattle barons, written while he was in prison awaiting the hangman's noose).

Hufsmith, George W. The Wyoming Lynching of Cattle Kate, 1889. High Plains Press (Glendo, Wyoming), 1993.
(A quite well researched review of the fact and fiction surrounding the hanging of Jim Averill and Ella Watson).

Johnson, Dorothy M. The Bloody Bozeman. McGraw (New York), 1971.
(A very readable survey of the history of the Bozeman trail that conveys a sense of the people and hardships involved).

Kammen, Robert. Big Horn Hellriders. Kennsington Publishing Corp. (New York), 1991.
(A historical fiction about the Johnson County cattle wars).

Kelly, Charles The Outlaw Trail / A History of Butch Cassidy and His Wild Bunch. Bonanza Books (New York), 1938.
(A treatment of the escapades of the Wild Bunch).

King, Captain Charles, U.S.A. Campaigning With Crook. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman and London), 1964.
(A first hand account of Crooks 1876 summer campaign).

Kouris, Diana Allen. The Romantic and Notorious History of Brown's Park. Wolverine Gallery (Greybull, Wyoming), 1988.
(A very enjoyable review of the history of Brown's Hole. Based in large measure on local recall, which effectively articulates the area's self image).

Larson, T. A. History of Wyoming. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1967.
(One of the more respected overall histories of the state of Wyoming).

Leckie, William H. The Buffalo Soldiers, A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman), 1967.
(A subject that has not ,for all to long, received the attention it justly deserves is given good in depth coverage ).

Lindmier, Thomas A. and Mount, Steven R. I See by Your Outfit : Historic Cowboy Gear of the Northern Plains. High Plains Press (Glendo, Wyoming), 1996.
(A treatise on the clothing and equipment of pre and post turn of the century cowboys in the Wyoming area, including a number of very good period pictures).

McLoughlin, Denis. Wild and Wooly / an Encyclopedia of the Old West. Barnes and Noble Books (New York), 1975.
(An extensive collection of very brief comments on innumerable topics an people making up the history of the American west).

McPherren, Ida. Trail's End. Prairie Publishing Co. (Casper, Wyoming), 1938.
(A historical Fiction on the Johnson County invasion).

Meadows, Anne. Digging Up Butch & Sundance. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1994.
(The oft asked question of what happened to Butch and Sundance is explored once again).

Members of the Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association. Civilian, Military and Native American Portraits of Fort Phil Kearny. The Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association (Banner, Wyoming), 1993.
(An intriguing collection of biographical sketches of people associated with Fort Phil Kearny and the Bozeman Trail).

Mercer, A. S. The Banditti of the Plains, or the Cattlemen's Invasion of Wyoming in 1892 (the Crowning Infamy of the Ages). University of Oklahoma Press (Norman and London), 1954.
(A rather scathing account of the Johnson County cattlemen's war taking a harsh view of the part of the same cattlemen that Mercer had previously supported in his "Northwest Livestock Journal". After its publication, it is reputed that the book's distribution was ruthlessly suppressed).

Monaghan, Jay. Tom Horn, Last of the Bad Men. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1997.
(Besides detailing Horn's early years with a little less bias than Horn's autobiography, this book also deals with Horn's associations with the big stock growers, a subject Horn himself  altogether skirts.)

Mullins, Reuben B. Pulling Leather, Being the Early Recollections of a Cowboy on the Wyoming Range, 1884-1889. High Plains Press (Glendo, Wyoming), 1988.
(A firsthand account of life as a ranch hand in the years leading up to the Johnson County Invasion).

Murray, Robert A. The Army on the Powder River. The Old Army Press (Fort Collins, Colorado), 1972.
(A collection of several well researched short monographs dealing with the military presence in the Powder River Country from 1865 - 1894).

Murray, Robert A. Johnson County / 175 Years of History at the Foot of the Big Horn Mountains. Buffalo Chamber of Commerce (Buffalo, Wyoming), 1981.
(A very well researched history of Johnson County from the visits of the earliest trappers to the present).

Murray, Robert A. Military Posts in the Powder River Country of Wyoming 1865-1894. The Office (Buffalo, Wyoming), 1990.
(A very well researched treatise on the forts of Johnson County).

Neihardt, John G. The Mountain Men. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1971.
(The first volume of "A Cycle of the West", an epic poem in the finest classical tradition, giving a poignant feel for the plight of the early mountain men).

Neihardt, John G. The Twilight of the Sioux. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1971.
(The second volume of "A Cycle of the West", more fine epic poetry conveying the fullest sense of the western Indian wars).

Oliner, Stanley. Johnson County War. Stan Oliner, 1967.
(A compilation of Jack Flagg's articles from the 1892 Buffalo Bulletin newspapers).

Penrose, Charles B. The Rustler Business. Douglas Budget (Douglas, Wyoming), 1959.
(A brief account of the incidents of the Johnson County cattle wars, made by Dr. Penrose, who accompanied the cattle barons as far as the TTT ranch).

Pointer, Larry. In Search of Butch Cassidy. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman and London), 1977.
(A book supporting the contention that Robert Leroy Parker survived Bolivia. It is backed by some rather impressive, though hardly conclusive, circumstantial evidence.).
Powder River Heritage Committee. Our Powder River Heritage. Frontier Printing, 1992

Rickey, Don Jr. Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay, the Enlisted Soldier Fighting the Indian Wars. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman and London), 1963.
(A very good treatise on the trials and tribulations of the enlisted soldiers serving during the period of the Indian wars).

Roberts, Phil, Roberts, David L. and Roberts, Steven L. Wyoming Almanac. Skyline West Press/Wyoming Almanac (Laramie, Wyoming), 1994.
(A delightful collection of little know facts about almost every aspect of the state of Wyoming, and her people).

Sandoz, Mari. The Beaver Men, Spearheads of Empire. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1964.
(The story of the trappers, making it clear how long trappers may have been in and around Johnson County and what late comers, the ones we think of as,  mountain men were as trappers).

Sandoz, Mari. The Buffalo Hunters, The Story of the Hide Men. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1954.
(The stories of the buffalo hiders, most of whom would find historical obscurity, while some would become well known for other pursuits like Bill Hickok).

Sandoz, Mari. The Cattlemen, from the Rio Grande Across the Far Marias. Hastings House Publishers (New York), 1958.
(An excellent work about the cattle industry in the American west affording interesting background material concerning the Johnson County cattle wars).

Schmidt, Thomas and Blevins, Winfred. History from the Highways : Wyoming. Pruett Publishing Company (Boulder, Colorado), 1993.
(A travel guide of Wyoming, including brief historical vignettes).

Smith, Helena Huntington. The War on Powder River, The History of an Insurrection. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1966.
(Possibly the most referenced modern work on the Johnson County invasion).

Smith, Sherry L. Sagebrush Soldier, Private William Earl Smith's View of the Sioux War of 1876. University of Oklahoma Press (Norman), 1989.

Terrell Publishing Co. Legends of the Old West. Terrell Publishing Co. (Hong Kong), 1997.
(A small pamphlet of vignettes of famous Old West characters of the area, written largely for the tourist trade.)

Urbanek, Mae. Wyoming Place Names. Mountain Press Publishing Company (Missoula, MT), 1988.
(An itemization of many Wyoming place names and their possible origins).

Vestal, Stanley. Jim Bridger, Mountain Man. University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln and London), 1970.
( One of the classic biographies of the "Grand Ol' Statesman of the Western Mountains").

Walker, Herb. Butch Cassidy, The Congenial Desperado. Baxter Lane Company (Amarillo, Texas), 1975.
(A small pamphlet about Butch and the boys written more for a light read than serious research).

Warner, Matt and Lacy, Steve and Warner, Joyce. Last of the Bandit Riders - Revisited. Big Moon Traders (Salt Lake City, UT), 2000.

Werner, Fred H. The Dull Knife Battle. Werner Publications (Greeley, Colorado), 1981.
(A work on the Dull Knife battle built around first person accounts and on site research).

Woods, Lawrence M. British Gentlemen in the Wild West - The Era of the Intensely English Cowboy. The Free Press, A division of Macmillan, Inc. (New York), 1989.
(An intensely British view of the cattle industry in America in the 1880's and how it was influenced by foreign money interests).

Woods, L. Milton. Moreton Frewen's Western Adventures. Roberts Rinehart, Inc Publishers (Boulder, Colorado), 1986.
(At times this is a little dry reading but gives an excellent impression of the idiosyncrasies of Moreton Frewen and his business relationships).