Queen of cowtowns: Dodge City, "the wickedest little city in America," 1872-1886.

Queen of cowtowns: Dodge City, "the wickedest little city in America," 1872-1886.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vestal, Stanley, 1887-1957.
Edition:	[1st ed.].
Imprint:	New York, Harper [1952]
Description:	285 pages illustrations 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas. Frontier and pioneer life. Dodge City (Kan.) -- History. Kansas. Kansas -- Dodge City. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1965146

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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	The story of a frontier town in Kansas. It began as a military post, became a camp of buffalo hunters, headquarters for freight wagons and a cattle market. This book tells of the days of the frontiersmen and gamblers.
Other form:	Online version: Vestal, Stanley, 1887-1957. Queen of cowtowns: Dodge City. [1st ed.]. New York, Harper [1952] Online version: Vestal, Stanley, 1887-1957. Queen of cowtowns: Dodge City. [1st ed.]. New York, Harper [1952]

Table of Contents:

Pistol practice
Boot hill
The bloody woman
Vigilantes
The buffalo
The hide hunters
Gamblers and games
The bulls
Pranks and pranksters
The longhorns
Wyatt Earp takes a hand
Train robbers
Marshals for breakfast
Wyatt Earp shoots to kill
Indian scare
Killing of Dora Hand
Crime and punishment
Famous visitors
Cockeyed Frank kills Richardson
Horsethieves
Bibulous Babylon
The battle in the plaza
Luke Short and the peace commission
Bullfight
Mysterious Dave
Fire and ice
Holy cowtown.