The West That's Gone

Rayfield, Alma Cochran

Published by Carlton Press; NY; 128 pp.; DJ; F/VG; 1962/1962, 1962

About this Item

The biography of Bill Cochran, written by his daughter. _____ The parts of his life chronicled here are limited to the 1880s and '90s of south central Kansas, northern Oklahoma and the No Man's Land of NW Oklahoma. _____ He was in turn a farmer in Kansas, cowboy and deputy sheriff in both Oklahoma and later Union County, New Mexico. _____ _____ IIllustrated with archival photos. _____ These include two of the botched hanging of Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum. _____ Cochran was present and is identified in both photos. _____ His report on the event is quite detailed. _____ _____ Carlton Press was a "vanity" publishing enterprise. _____ This meant that the author had to pay for the entire book production. _____ This then meant that print runs were small and distribution spotty. _____ The jacket is edge worn. Seller Inventory # R-45778

Bibliographic Details

Title: The West That's Gone

Publisher: Carlton Press; NY; 128 pp.; DJ; F/VG; 1962/1962

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine