MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES

The Montana and the West Series is an on-going selection of original books pertaining to interesting and unusual subjects that are relatively unknown and less publicized than most. Books in this series are published occasionally with Montana as the setting for most of these titles. The volumes are always of highly quality, both content and production values. Published in a small run usually 750-1000 copies the editions frequently go out-of-print quickly. A signed, numbered leatherbound edition of only 50 copies is usually offered for sale and is much sought after by collectors. Standing Orders for the trade edition and the limited edition are available. The volumes are then sent upon publication to insure receipt of these exclusive and valuable printings. Dealer inquiries welcomed.

I. THE INDIAN AS A SOLDIER AT FORT CUSTER, MONTANA, 1890-1895, by Richard Upton.
II J.H. SHARP AMONG THE CROW INDIANS, 1902-1910, by Carolyn Reynolds Riebeth. (OUT-OF-PRINT)
III. CUSTER'S 7TH CAV AND THE CAMPAIGN OF 1873, by Lawrence A. Frost.
IV. THE CUSTER MYSTERY, by Charles G. du Bois.
V. BATTLE OF THE ROSEBUD, Neil C. Mangum.
VI. VENGEANCE: THE STORY OF POOR TOM COVER, by Dan L. Thrapp.
VII. THE CUSTER BATTLE CASUALTIES: BURIALS, EXHUMATIONS AND REINTERMENTS, by Richard G. Hardorff.
VIII. LETTERS FROM BUFFALO BILL, by Stella Foote.
IX. MYLES KEOGH: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF AN "IRISH DRAGOON" IN THE SEVENTH CAVALRY, edited by John Langellier, Kurt Cox and Brian Pohanka.
X. CAMP, CUSTER, AND THE LITTLE BIGHORN: COLLECTION OF WALTER MASON CAMP'S RESEARCH PAPERS ON GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT, by Richard G. Hardorff.
XI. CUSTER BATTLE CASUALTIES, II: The Dead, The Missing, and a few Survivors, by Richard G. Hardorff.
XII. EXACTLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE: A HISTORY OF FORT C.F.SMITH, MONTANA TERRITORY, 1866-1868, by Barry J. Hagan, C.S.C.
XIII. SACRIFICIAL LION: GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER, by Brice C. Custer.
XIV. ON THE LITTLE BIG HORN WITH WALTER CAMP: A COLLECTION OF W.M. CAMP'S LETTERS, NOTES AND OPINIONS ON CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT, by Richard G. Hardorff
XV. BATTLE AT SAND CREEK: THE MILITARY PERSPECTIVE , by Greg F. Michno

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Upton, Richard. INDIAN AS A SOLDIER AT FORT CUSTER, MONTANA. New, 147p, endpaper maps, 32 rare photos and illus, index, pic dj by Hank Maynard, Mont. Artist. Lt. Samuel C. Robertson's First Cavalry Crow Indian Contingent 1890-1895. Remington drawings from Goff photos of special interest. El Segundo 1983, Mint condition. The history of Fort Custer's Indian Troop L as it was involved in the US Army experiment of using Indians as regular enlisted soldiers in the late 19th century. Limited to 1500 copies. 'The book is a significant contribution to the history of the army of the Indian Wars period and is well produced by a new publishing house that promises a 'Montana and the West Series' of which is NO. 1." Says Don Russell. A remarkable study of a long forgotten experiment. ISBN#0-912783-00-1. LC#83-080826. $27.50

Frost, Lawrence A. CUSTER'S 7TH CAV AND THE CAMPAIGN OF 1873. New, 225p, LIMITED EDITION with illus dj by J.K. Ralston, 9 full color plates, previously unpublished photos. An account of a little known survey made for the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1873 and of the conflict between the U.S. Army and the Sioux Indians, and also between rival commanders Stanley and Custer. AVAILABLE NOW!! Vol. 3-MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES. Recently discovered William R. Pywell photographs included. Maps by John Popovich. El Segundo. 1986 New-mint. LEATHERBOUND, SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION OF ONLY 100 COPIES. Trade edition long out-of-print. "For Custer buffs, the volume is required reading." South Dakota History. ISBN#0-912783-05-2. LC#86-50187. $325.00

du Bois, Charles G. THE CUSTER MYSTERY. New printing. A fine analysis of the development of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and especially the portion of the field involving Custer and his five troops. This study is so perceptively written readers may suspect author du Bois was actually there. Introduction by the late Dr. Lawrence A. Frost. The Custer Mystery will satisfy and stimulate even the most advanced Indian Was specialist, as well as general readers. Photos, rosters, maps, and index. ISBN 0-912783-06-0. Cloth, dj., 198pp. $35.00

Mangum, Neil C. BATTLE OF THE ROSEBUD. New in illus dj, 206p, 10 b & w photos, frontis, 8 pen & ink line drawings, 7 two-color maps, app's and notes, biblio, index, El Segundo 1996 edition. Prelude to the Little Big Horn; an in-depth study by the former Chief Historian at Custer Battlefield of a little -known but important battle that took place a few days before the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Vol 5 of Montana and the West Series. Cover art/line drawings by Montana artist Hank Maynard. BRAND NEW PRINTING WITH CORRECTIONS !! Talented Neil Mangum has hit the jack-pot with this comprehensive account of the ROSEBUD Battle. This belongs in every Indian War library. "…well written, detailed, and readable. A much needed and excellent book on an interesting, important frontier engagement." - Robert D. Norris. The definitive book on the Battle of the Rosebud. ISBN#0-912783-11-7. LC#87-50694. $35.00

Thrapp, Dan L. VENGEANCE! THE SAGA OF POOR TOM COVER. MINT. 347p, intro, biblio, illust, index. El Segundo 1989. VOLUME VI IN MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES. The first book to give its undivided attention to one of the most venturesome and daring men of the American West. Tom Cover's career included being one of the first to discover gold in Virginia City, Montana, present at the killing of John Bozeman by the Blackfeet, instrumental in cleaning up the corruption in Virginia City, Montana and the hanging of Henry Plummer, Boone Helm and others. He was involved in business in and around Fort Smith, MT before he moved on to California where he founded the city of Riverside. When he disappeared in the Mojave desert while searching for Pegleg Smith's lost gold discovery. His earlier association with Boone Helm is cleverly developed by the author into the motive for Cover's death. A mystery solved by a master writer of western history. "This is top-drawer scholarship and historical writing as it can be and should be, but so often isn't done." - Denver Rocky Mountain News. ISBN#0-912783-12-5. LC#88-50601. $35.00

Thrapp, Dan L. VENGEANCE! THE SAGA OF POOR TOM COVER. MINT! SIGNED, NUMBERED, LIMITED LEATHER BOUND EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. 347p, introduction, biblio, index. El Segundo 1989. A long overdue biography of one of Montana and California's most talented and colorful pioneers. His early years in Virginia City, Montana through his mysterious disappearance in the Mojave Desert after he founded the City of Riverside are fully accounted by a masterful writer of western history. VOLUME VI. THE MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES. . "This is top-drawer scholarship and historical writing as it can be and should be, but so often isn't done." - Denver Rocky Mountain News. ISBN#0-912783-12-5. LC#88-50601. LEATHERBOUND SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. $125.00

Foote, Stella. LETTERS FROM "BUFFALO BILL". Superior production !!!!! MINT 160p, 37 photos from the author's personal collection, since sold a auction., index. MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES VOLUME VIII. El Segundo 1991. A fascinating collection of letters from William F. Cody to his sister, Julia, written during the years from 1873 thru 1916. Buffalo's Wild West Show, Annie Oakley, Pawnee Chiefs, the Irma Hotel, encounters with royalty, the TE Ranch, buffalo hunting, General Custer and much, much more are included in Stella Foote's exciting portrayal of Pahaska. The author uses primary source material: his sister Julia's diary, unpublished manuscripts, and of course, the letters of Buffalo Bill. Through all of this material we follow ups and downs of a very interesting and personal story that reveals the human characteristics of the last of the Great Scouts. FROM STAGE TO STAGE. MINT! HARDCOVER. Illustrated dust jacket. "unpublished material, ranking the book as a valuable addition to any western library." - John Willard, Yellowstone Corral of the Westerners. ISBN#0-912783-18-4. LC#90-71190. $30.00

Foote, Stella. LETTERS FROM "BUFFALO BILL". SIGNED, NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES VOLUME VIII. 160p, 37 photos, index. El Segundo 1991. The exciting career of William F. Cody is followed through the personal letters of the great scout to his sister, Julia, from 1873-1916. His life from sage to stage is revealed in a most revealing way. The Wild West Show, Annie Oakley, encounters with royalty, buffalo hunting, General Custer and much more in this interesting and personal story that reveals the human characteristic of the Last of the Great Scouts. "unpublished material, ranking the book as a valuable addition to any western library. ISBN#0-912783-18-4. LC#90-71190. $125.00

Langellier, Dr. John., compiler/editor-in-chief. MYLES KEOGH: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF AN "IRISH DRAGOON" WITH THE SEVENTH CAVALRY. 206 oversized pages, maps, profusely illust, informative sidebars, illus. dj, notes, bibli, index. MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES, VOLUME 9. The life and times of Myles Keogh, who commanded Company I at the Battle of the Little Big Horn and consequently died there with Custer, is explored in great detail by an impressive array of scholars who met in Los Angeles on July 28-29, 1990 to participate in a Myles Keogh symposium sponsored by the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum. The symposium, ably led by Dr, John Langellier, featured papers presented by the leading Keogh researchers and writers and are presented in this comprehensive anthology. Introduced by the late Dr. Lawrence Frost, the volume includes monographs by Dr. Elizabeth Lawrence, Kurt Cox, John Manion, Brian Pohanka, Dr. Kevin Mulroy, the late Lenora Snedeker, Richard Fox, Francis Taunton, Rev. Vincent Heier and Langellier. Keogh's colorful career is thoroughly documented from his early years in Ireland and Italy; the American Civil War; his romances; enlistment in the Seventh Cavalry; the Little Big Horn and his burial and reburial; his horse; Comanche; recent archaeology at the Keogh position on the Custer Battlefield, along with perceptive analyses of the Irish and the U.S. Army and a checklist of Keogh in fiction, poetry and film are all included in this notable collection of essays on the life of Capt. Myles Keogh. Carefully compiled and edited by the well respected military historian Dr. John Langellier, this anthology includes a forward by the late Dr. Lawrence and an afterward by Myles' great-grad nephew, Gary Keogh, who makes his home in Dublin. This handsome edition features sixty five historical photos , many previously unpublished, while most of the text comes from letters, diaries, and other primary sources not used in earlier treatments of Keogh's life. This book is definitive and is fitting tribute to the man whose charisma is second only to Custer himself. ALSO, included with this new 1998 edition is a KEEPSAKE that features a recently discovered photograph of Myles Keogh and an essay describing its possible history by vintage photography expert Dr. James Brust. "You have hit the bulls-eye on this one." - Robert Utley. El Segundo 1998. ISBN#0-912783-21-4. LC#91-65910. $100.00

Brust M.D., James. RECENTLY DISCOVERED PHOTO OF MYLES WALTER KEOGH. Issued as a "KEEPSAKE" upon the SECOND printing of Myles Keogh: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF AN 'IRISH DRAGOON" IN THE SEVENTH CAVALERY is now available separately for those who already own the first printing of the book and other interested parties. 1 page. 6 ½ x 9 /1/2 suitable for framing. The full story of how the photo was discovered by the foremost expert on vintage frontier photography, James Brust. $25.00

Hardorff, Richard G. CAMP, CUSTER AND THE LITTLE BIG HORN. A collection of Walter Mason Camp's research papers on General George A. Custer's last fight. 128p, maps intro, index. Photos by L.A. Huffman. 36 interviews of soldiers and Indian survivors of the fight, all here-to-fore unpublished, are expertly annotated by Richard Hardorff. Volume 10 MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES. Illust dust jacket. "Richard Hardorff ranks among the most thoughtful and perceptive students of the Little Big Horn. His earlier works, models of thorough research, objectivity, balance, and logic, command widespread respect. When Hardorff is united with Walter Mason Camp, premier collector of first hand sources of the Little Big Horn, the result is a must for any library of Custeriana." - Robert M. Utley. El Segundo. 1997. ISBN#0-912783-25-7. LC#96-61462. $50.00

Hardorff, Richard G. CAMP, CUSTER AND THE LITTLE BIG HORN. A collection of Walter Mason's Camp's research papers on General George A Custer's last fight. SIGNED, NUMBERED, LEATHERBOUND EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. MINT. 128p, intro, maps, index, illust dust jacket. 36 interviews of soldier and Indian survivors of the flight expertly annotated by Richard Hardorff. A few copies of the limited edition available. "…a must for any library of Custeriana." - Robert M. Utley. El Segundo. 1997. Montana and the West Series Volume Ten. ISBN#0-912783-25-7. LC#96-61462. $150.00

Hardorff, Richard G. CUSTER BATTLE CASUALTIES, II: The Dead, The Missing, and a few Survivors. NEW!! VOLUME ELEVEN of the MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES. 213 p, maps, biblio, index and a photo essay by James Brust of then and now views of the Custer Battlefield, including the earliest known view taken in 1877 by John H. Fouch. This is the sequel to CUSTER BATTLE CASUALTIES I published in 1991. All new material on the Custer and Reno casualties; the unidentified on Greasy Grass Hill, Deep Ravine, the River Dead, Garryowen Burial in 1926, The Runaways, Nathan Short; and the Survivors, Comanche, Napoleon, Bobtail Bull's Pinto and ...the dogs (Joe Bush, Bleuch and Turk). Another Robert Utley says,"...a significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding of what happened. ISBN#0-912783-26-5. LC#98-060137. $42.50

Hagen C.S.C., Barry J. EXACTLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE: A HISTORY OF FORT C.F. SMITH, MONTANA TERRITORY, 1866-1868. 300pp, endpaper maps, photographs, illustrations, comprehensive bibliography, annotated index and extensive notes. Using letters, diaries and official reports, long buried in dusty archives, Father Hagan has breathed new life into these records and has synthesized them into a spellbinding story that even the most sophisticated Indian War scholar must admit is the definitive work on the subject. Father Hagan’s intellectual curiosity and his scholarly traits make him "exactly the right man" to record the almost forgotten history of this famous fort. VOLUME TWELVE in the "MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES". 1999. El Segundo. ISBN: 0-912783-31-1. J.K. Ralston’s painting, "The Last Look" is featured on the dust-jacket. ISBN#0-912783-31-1. LC#99-61573. AVAILABLE NOW $65.00

Custer, Brice C. SACRIFICIAL LION: GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER. 300pp. photos, maps, biblio, index. Foreword by Gregory J.W. Urwin. Finally, a Custer answers back! ! A perceptive biography by the author, Brice Calhoun Custer, whose great-great-uncle is the famous general, George Armstrong Custer. Brice Custer also critiques movies, television shows and museums devoted to General Custer. Gregory J.W. Urwin, Temple University, says, "I think it is fitting that a member of the Custer family should forward at this time to challenge the excesses of a media more interested in sale than accuracy. Brice Custer is not only the "Boy General's" oldest living relative, but he is the first since cavalryman. "The Sacrificial Lion" is a blunt, provocative book, and it needs to be. It is high time that someone challenged the glib, superficial, and lamentably unoriginal depictions of Custer that are regularly showered on an undereducated public. It is my hope that this book ruffles some feathers, stirs debate, and inspires more people to take a second look at George Armstrong Custer," AVAILABLE NOW! ! ! El Segundo 1999. ISBN#0-912783-32-X. LC# 99-61574. MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES VOLUME 13.

Richard G. Hardorff ON THE LITTLE BIG HORN WITH WALTER CAMP: A COLLECTION OF W.M. CAMP'S LETTERS, NOTES AND OPINIONS ON CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT. 255 pages, 3 maps, 20 photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index. Full color portrait of General Custer by Jerry Crandall on the dust jacket. This volume of never before published material is the result of the avocational efforts of the late Walter M. Camp who was fascinated with the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Camp, (who died in 1925 before he could complete his proposed masterpiece), between the years 1908 and 1925, spoke and corresponded with 109 individuals who belonged to Custer's cavalry or to his Indian scout force, or were civilians attached to Custer's regiment during the years of 1908 and 1925. The letters were written by such notables as Generals Edward S.Godfrey, Owen J. Sweet, Charles F. Roe, Colonels Chas. A. Varnum and George S. Young, First Sergeants John Ryan and Charles Windolph, Sergeants Daniel A. Knipe and Stanislas Roy and Privates Augustus L. DeVoto, James M. Rooney, William O. Taylor and Peter Thompson. To this array, Hardorff has added thirty-three letters composed by Camp and sent to various correspondents. The letters deal with various aspects of Custer's approach to and attack of the Indian village, the burial of dead, the transfer of their remains in 1881, and the placement of lthe markers in 1890. James Willert, author of Little Big Horn Diary, says, "I have carefully read this especially rich collection of letters and interviews between Walter Camp and the officers, soldiers, scouts and others who had participated in that famous battle. The responses Camp received to his direct and probing questions are further enrichment of our knowledge and deeper understanding of this controversial battle. The book also presents Walter Camp's own conclusions concerning the battle and major figures - conclusions which were developed from his thorough and untiring search for the truth of what had really happened at Little Big Horn. "On the Little Big Horn With Walter Camp" is a superb and invaluable contribution to the study of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The Camp letters and interviews, collected over a period of eighteen years, until Walter Camp's untimely death in 1925, comprise a contribution without parallel, and 'Dutch" Hardorff's book is a superb and well-crafted affirmation of this remarkable work." NEW! ! ISBN:0-9112783-35-4. LC#00-100325. 2002. MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES, VOLUME XIV. Don't miss this one !!! $45.00

Greg F. Michno BATTLE AT SAND CREEK: THE MILITARY PERSPECTIVE 330p, maps, photos, biblio, index, illustrated dust jacket in color, shows how severe the Sand Creek battle was for both sides. This book presents new evidence, including artifact finds that show where the Indian village was actually located -- more than one mile away from its traditional site. This book includes new tactical maps of Indian and troop movements. The battle is discussed in more depth than in any other single plublication. Some of the traditional heroes have taken the role of villians. MONTANA AND THE WEST SERIES, VOLUME 15. AVAILABLE NOW. ISBN# 0-912783-37-0. LC# 2003117160. $45.00 NEW.