Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman

by J. Evetts Haley

Book Overview

An exciting story of a Texas Ranger, adventurer, and immigration officer who became a symbol of his age while gambling with death in the wild frontier regions of Texas, Arizona, and Old and New Mexico. Charles Goodnight knew the West of Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Dick Wooton, St. Vrain, and Lucien Maxwell. He ranged a country as vast as Bridger ranged. He rode with the boldness of Fremont, guided by the craft of Carson. His vigorous zest for life enabled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806114533
• ISBN13: 9780806114538
• Release Date: September 1981
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"