Why the West Was Wild: A Contemporary Look at the Antics of Some Highly Publicized Kansas Cowtown Personalities

by Joseph W. Snell and Nyle H. Miller

Book Overview

This deluxe anniversary volume is the first complete edition to appear in forty years.

"For about 51 weeks a year the average old-time cowboy could be classified as a hard working, fairly sober, and usually conscientious individual. During the 52nd week, however, he might erupt into a rip-snorting, free-spending hell raiser bent on divesting himself of his earnings in the quickest and most enjoyable manner possible. What caused this usually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806135301
• ISBN13: 9780806135304
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 706 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 8.8"