University Press of Kansas Logo

Entrepreneurs of the Old West

David Dary

xii, 368 pages, 128 photographs and drawings, 6 x 9
Paper ISBN 978-0-7006-0827-0, $17.95 (t)

Book Cover Image"A fascinating array of information on everything from how to prepare a buffalo robe to what one could expect to find in a small trading post on the south Platte River in the 1830s. Portrays the coming together of a great nation."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"Completely fresh and revealing. That Dary is able to tell a worthwhile and engaging story about merchants is a tribute to his skills as a researcher and writer."--Los Angeles Times

"The scope of this book is as wide as the region itself and as thorough as a wagon master's supply list."--Denver Post

"Dary tells this fascinating story with grace and humor. A must for anyone interested in the West."--Dallas Morning News

DAVID DARY is head of the School of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of several books on the West, including Red Blood and Black Ink: Journalism in the Old West, Seeking Pleasure in the Old West, True Tales of Old-Time Kansas, More True Tales of Old-Time Kansas, and the classic Cowboy Culture, and is the recipient of many awards, including the Cowboy Hall of Fame Wrangler Award, the Western Writers of America's Spur Award, and the Westerners International Award.