Young, Col. Harry.

HARD KNOCKS A Life Story of the Vanishing West.

Laird & Lee, Chicago, 1915, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #9808196

Published the same year as the Portland edition, which Adams and Howes considered the prior edition. Cloth. 242pp. Illust. Inscribed on ffep from someone at the Goodwill Hotel in Tacoma to "those brave, heroic men who are going forth to blot out the 'Beast of Berlin.'" The author recalls Indian Territory, Ft. Dodge, Ft. Laramie, the Sioux, "Unwritten history of the Custer massacre," Montana, Custer City, Deadwood, Portland, & much more. Adams cites many errors, but it's salty reading. Vg. 6-guns 2466, Howes Y27.

Price: $63.47