The Peacemakers: Arms Adventure in the American West

Description

This book is in very good shape. The dust jacket is intact with a little wear around the corners. It is previously owned  The book is by R.L. Wilson (1992). Lots of color and black and white pictures, 392 pages.

The Peacemakers starts with Native American weaponry and beadwork. It is comprehensive, including Lewis and Clark, explorers, traders and mountain folk, the US Army, miners, gunfighters, gamblers, outlaws, frontier women, peace officers, cowboys and ranchers, as well as farmers, shopkeepers and the agents of Wells Fargo, hunters and arms used for sport, Wild West showmen and women, to the Western stars of stage, screen, radio, and television.

A final chapter gives guidance to collecting American weaponry. It supplements “Winchester: An American Legend and Colt: An American Legend”.  Hardcover 9780785818922