Jacobsen, Joel

Such Men as Billy the Kid The Lincoln County War Reconsidered

Hardcover, Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Inscription reads, "To Dode Mason, with best wishes, Joel Jacobsen 12/10/94 Roswell". "During the 1870s a group of merchants and their allies, known as 'The House,' gained control over the economy of LIncoln County, New Mexico. In 1877 this control was challenged by an English entrepreneur, John Tunstall. The House violently resisted the interloper, eventually killing him; Tunstall's employees and supporters, known as the Regulators, sought to take vengeance on the House by killing those responsible for Tunstall's death. Among the Regulators was a young man known as Billy the Kid." Ships same or next business day. Ends of spine are very gently bumped; otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket ends of spine and corners are lightly bumped, back tail corner has a tiny tear; protected in an archival cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; 300 pages. [Item #69880]

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