Back trailing in the heart of the short-grass country.

Description:

This is a collection of reminiscences, in no particular order, by an old-time cowboy about the Tri-State area where Montana, S. Dakota and Wyoming come together. It was written in the mid-1950's but covers the times mostly between 1880 and 1930. Included are excerpts from period newspapers, letters to the author, and information attributed to and about other old-timers.

subjects: Cattle drives,  Cattle trade,  Frontier and pioneer life,  Ranch life,  S. Dakota history; Outlaws,  Texas to Montana; cowboy life on the range: early pioneer life; Montana,  Wyoming

People: Bill Hickok,  Calamity Jane,  Theodore Roosevelt,  names almost all early settlers

Places: Alzada,  Belle Fourche,  Black Hills,  Camp Crook,  Deadwood,  Ekalaka,  Northwestern States

Times: Mostly covers the period 1880 to 1930