Bill Jones of Paradise Valley Oklahoma


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Excerpt from Bill Jones of Paradise Valley Oklahoma: His Life and Adventures for Over Forty Years in the Great Southwest This book is the story of one of the pioneers, who still lives to tell the tale. He followed the trail; be rounded up the cattle; he chased the jackrabbit; be worried the tenderfoot; he fought with the cook, the prairie dog and the horned toads; he did many other things too numerous to mention here, but interesting to read about later on in the book. He swore some in those days, otherwise he would not have harmonized with the landscape. He was able to see the funny side of things as he went along, which was a fortunate thing; for it kept him going, and often smoothed over rough and dangerous experiences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Bill Jones of Paradise Valley Oklahoma


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Wondrous Times on the Frontier


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Six-Guns and Saddle Leather


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Authoritative guide to everything in print about lawmen and the lawless—from Billy the Kid to the painted ladies of frontier cow towns. Nearly 2,500 entries, taken from newspapers, court records, and more.




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Catfish at the Pump


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Victorian West


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