Maps jeffrey ward (58 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The book is in very good condition with a solid hardcover binding. The pages are clean and free of inscriptions or markings. The dust jacket is not present, but the cover shows minimal wear, with only slight bumping to the corners. This well-preserved copy is suitable for both collectors and readers interested in historical narratives. unknown (dust jacket not visible) First published in 2006 by Viking Penguin. Maps by Jeffrey L. Ward (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. 1st Printing. This hardcover edition of "Act of Defiance" is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is not evaluated in the images, but the book itself shows no signs of wear, making it a pristine copy for collectors and fans alike. Maps by Jeffrey L. Ward (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. The hardcover book is in good condition with minor edge wear on the dust jacket. The binding is strong, and the pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket remains intact, offering protection to this first edition copy. minor edge wear, otherwise intact First published in 2006 by Viking Penguin. Maps by Jeffrey L. Ward (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. 1st Printing. The hardcover binding of "Act of Defiance" is in excellent condition, with no visible signs of wear or damage. The spine and corners are intact, and there are no inscriptions or library markings. The dust jacket condition is unknown, but the book remains a superb copy for collectors and fans of Tom Clancy's thrilling narratives. Maps by Jeffrey L. Ward (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Printing. pb06 4¼"x7"; 430 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Keith Parkenson (Cover art); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. s3 6¼"x9¼"; 453 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. The dust-jacket is not price-clipped and has a clear polyester book jacket cover. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Myers, Mark (Illustration of the squadron); Ward, Jeffrey L. (Maps) (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Printing. box 21 5¼"x8"; 463 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Ward, Jeffrey L. (Maps) (illustratore).…

Soft Cover. Condizione: vg+. 9.25" tall x 7-3/8"; xvii + 258pp including bibliography & index; b/w maps. Jeffrey Ward, William Clipson, & Adam Merton Cooper, maps (illustratore). Paperback.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. box 19 5¼"x8"; 463 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Ward, Jeffrey L. (Maps) (illustratore). …

Hard Back. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Printing. 575 Pages Indexed. Light grey boards with black quarter-spine. Top front corner is lightly barely noticeable bumped. No other defects noted to this otherwise As New book with flawless interior text pages. What is more haunting than the specter of a civilization's collapse such as the abandoned temples of Angkor Wat, the Maya cities overgrown by jungle, or the somber vigil of Easter Island's statues? Who hasn't looked at such ruins and wondered, could the same thing happen to us? In his Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, the author examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much of the world. Diamond probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to collapse into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates? As in Guns, Germs, and Steel, Diamond weaves an all-encompassing global thesis through a series of fascinating historical-cultural narratives. Moving from the prehistoric Polynesian culture on Easter Island to the formerly flourishing native American civilizations of the Anasazi and the Maya, the doomed medieval Viking colony on Greenland, and finally to the modern world, Diamond traces a fundamental pattern of catastrophe, spelling out what happens when we squander our resources, when we ignore the signals our environment gives us, and when we reproduce too fast or cut down too many trees. Environmental damage, climate change, rapid population growth, unstable trade partners, and pressure from enemies were all factors in the demise of the doomed societies, but other societies found solution to those same problems and persisted. What makes one environment more fragile than another? Why do some societies, but not others, blunder into self-destruction? Similar problems face us today and have already brought disaster to Rwanda and Haiti, even as China and Australia are trying to cope in innovative ways. Despite our own society's apparently inexhaustible wealth and unrivaled political power, ominous warning signs have begun to emerge even in ecologically robust areas like Montana. What economic, social and political choices can we still make so that we don't meet the same ends? Huge in scope, clear and passionate in style, this book is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our world best avoid destroying itself? Contents in Four Parts: Modern Montana, Past Societies, Modern Societies, and Practical Lessons. Ward, Jeffrey - Maps (illustratore).…

Trade paperback. First printing [stated]. xvii, 526 p. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. This is one of the Penguin History of the United States series. "American Colonies" starts with the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait 15, 000 years ago. It ends in around 1800 when the rough outline of the contemporary North America could be perceived. Dropping the usual Anglo centric description of North America's fate, Taylor brilliantly conveys the far more vivid and startling story of the competing interests-Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian-that over the centuries shaped and reshaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. It is one of the greatest of all human stories. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Ward, Jeffrey (Maps) (illustratore).…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Perennial Ed Pub 2002. 451 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Lioght foxing on page edges. Beth Middleworth (Cover Design); Tony Stone (Cover Photo); Andrew Feiler (Author Photo); Claire Vaccaro (Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps) (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition, 2005/ 1st Printing. 352 pp. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket shows minimal signs of shelfwear and fraying at edges. Otherwise a perfect copy. Charlotte Strick (Jacket Design); Robert Dawson (Jacket Photo); Jerry Bauer (Author Photo); Jonathan D. Lippincott (Book Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. 276 pp. Flawless book and dj. Kevin Hanek (Front Cover Design, Book Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps); Dennis Gottlieb (Front Cover Photo) (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. 370 pp. Flawless book. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear. Virginia Norey (Design); Jeffrey L.Ward (Maps); Belinda Huey & Aenee Kim (Jacket Design), et al. (illustratore).

Hard Cover. Condizione: vg+. Condizione sovraccoperta: fine. 1st ed. stated. 432 pages. b/w map endpages; b/w maps & ils; dust jacket is in new clear protective mylar; inscribed by the author on title page: "For Kelly, With best wishes, Dean King.". Jeffrey L. Ward, maps (illustratore). Signed by author. Hardcover (dj).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. First Edition, 2000. 436 pp. Flawless book and dj. Marc J. Cohen (Jacket Design) ; Yo'av Karny (Jacket Photographs); Debbie Glasserman (Design); Jeffrey Ward (Maps) (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG (mylar). 1st Edition. Pp.: xiii, 575. Gilt titles to sp. Illust. w/ b/w photographs & maps. P/o printed sticker, f.r.e.p. Black bds. DJ in mylar sleeve. Interior leaves are clean d tight. The decline of cultures and civilizations and the reasons why. Whose next? Includes further readings and index. A clean copy. Ward, Jeffrey L. (Maps) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. (1997) 556 pp. Original red paper covered boards w/ gilt title on blue spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. DJ has modest edge wear. Contents very nice. Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps) (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 576 pp. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Jennifer Ann Daddio (Book Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps); Lawrence Ratzkin (Jacket Design) (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Doubleday, New York, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. One quarter white cloth binding with silver lettering on spine over grey paper-covered boards, beautifully illustrated end papers. Spine is straight, binding is tight, corners sharp. Light bump at base of spine, else fine. The interior is clean and unmarked. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $28.95 price, flawless in a clear archival mylar cover. The true story of the 1879-1881 arctic voyage of the USS Jeannette and the crew's struggle to survive after abandoning their ship in the polar ice. 454 pages with b&w photos, maps, notes and bibliography. Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box. William Bradford, endpaper iillustration; Jeffrey Ward, Maps design; John Fontana, jacket design (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xxiii, [1], 373, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. A Note to the Reader. Index. DJ has some edge wear. Writing in ink on fep. John F. Ross is an American historian and author. He is the recipient of the 2011 Fort Ticonderoga Award for Contributions to American History. The author of over 200 articles, Ross' works have appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, and the Washington Post. Ross is the former Executive Editor of American Heritage and has served on the Board of Editors at Smithsonian Magazine. His book Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed (St. Martin's Press, 2014) tells the true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace during World War I. Ross details how Rickenbacker overcame class hostility and a lack of formal education, pushing redefining the nature of speed in American society to become one of America's greatest race car drivers and pilots. Derived from a Kirkus review: Energetic look at the World War I ace's early exploits through the prism of exciting modern changes in America. In his passionate biography, Ross finds in Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) a subject as brash, unassuming and heroic as the young American nation at the turn of the 20th century. The author admires the fact that the son of poor Swiss immigrants had so much going against him in the early years and overcame the obstacles through sheer hard work and determination. Rickenbacker adored mechanical tinkering and invention and parlayed his work in a machine shop into becoming "mechanician" at the Oscar Lear Automobile Company, racing state-of-the-art Frayer-Millers. With the United States propelled into the European war in 1917, Rickenbacker talked his way past bigotry against German-Americans, his lack of education and an eye injury and began flying lessons at Tours Aerodrome, essentially teaching himself in the fragile Nieuports that the Germans outclassed in their mightier Albatroses. Aerial dogfights provided plenty of sobering danger and led to the deaths of many of his closest colleagues. In a few short months, Rickenbacker, with 26 kills, was a national hero. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps) (illustratore).…

Trade paperback. First paperback printing indicated. xiv, [2], 395, [1] p. Illustrations. The Sidebar articles were previoulsy published in the spring 1998 issue of MHQ (Military History Quarterly). Both fascinating and frightening, "What If? " offers in-depth reflections by military historians on the monumental events of the past and amazing speculations about what our world might be like if things had gone differently in that one singular moment in time. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Ward, Jeffrey L. (Maps) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. 513 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and very light shelf wear. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Maggie Payette (Cover Design); Hala Daloul (Author Photo); Carla Bolte (Book Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps by) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine unread condition black boards, black spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a near fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Andrew Carroll; Author Dedication; American Expeditionary Forces Chain of Command and Organization; Foreword; Postscript; Acknowledgments; Notes on Sources; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps. A small indent at the upper rear board edge, penetrating somewhat onto tiny repaired closed tear at rear upper jacket edge; the volume is otherwise in as new unread condition (see photographs). Remainder dot at lower page edge. "From the New York Times bestselling author of War Letters and Behind the Lines, Andrew Carroll's My Fellow Soldiers draws on a rich trove of both little known and newly uncovered letters and diaries to create a marvelously vivid and moving account of the American experience in World War I, with General John Pershing featured prominently in the foreground. Andrew Carroll's intimate portrait of General Pershing, who led all of the American troops in Europe during World War I, is a revelation. Given a military force that, on the eve of its entry into the war, was downright primitive compared with the European combatants, the general had to surmount enormous obstacles to build an army and ultimately command millions of U.S. soldiers. But Pershing himself - often perceived as a harsh, humorless, and wooden leader - concealed inner agony from those around him: almost two years before the United States entered the war, Pershing suffered a personal tragedy so catastrophic that he almost went insane with grief and remained haunted by the loss for the rest of his life, as private and previously unpublished letters he wrote to family members now reveal. Before leaving for Europe, Pershing also had a passionate romance with George Patton's sister, Anne. But once he was in France, Pershing fell madly in love with a young painter named Micheline Resco, whom he later married in secret. Woven thoughout Pershing's story are the experiences of a remarkable group of American men and women, both the famous and the unheralded, including Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, William "Wild Bill" Donovan, Teddy Roosevelt, and his youngest son, Quentin. The chorus of these voices, which begins with the first Americans who enlisted in the French Foreign Legion as well as those who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, makes the high stakes of this epic American saga piercingly real, demonstration the war's profound impact on the individuals who served - both during the conflict and in the years after - with extraordinary humanity and emotional force." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Quinn, Marysarah (book design); Ward, Jeffrey L. (preliminary page maps); Haggar, Darren (jacket design); Carroll, Chris (author photograph) (illustratore).…

Hardcover, in dust jacket. Condizione: Near Fine. dj. First edition, first printing. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. Maps by Jeffrey L. Ward (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. Copyright © 1997 by John L. Plaster. 367 pp. Flawless copy and dust jacket. Publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request. Karolina Harris (Design); Jeffrey L. Ward (Maps); Timothy Hsu (Jacket Design); William Curry (Jacket Photo); Howard Berg (Author Photo) (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition red boards, gold spine and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Anthony DePalma; Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Jose Marti; Prologue; Author's Note and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white maps. "For all that's been written about revolutionary Cuba, I know of no book that more vividly describes the interior of the contemporary Cuban experience. The ordinary people who share their struggles with Anthony DePalma have seen the bright promise of revolution give way to the dingy hardship of real life. DePalma strips the Cuba story of its shabby ideological pretensions, but beneath the surface finds Cubans who still care for each other and whose resilience defines a patriotism all its own." - Tom Gjelten, author. ".a profound and eloquent book that is destined to become a classic.An essential testimony as Cuba moves into an uncertain future." - Ruth Behar, author. "The Cubans is indispensable for anyone trying to understand the warmth, spirit, and 'national insanity' of the Cuban people and all they have been through over the last sixty years. It reads like a historical novel, with compelling characters, hurricanes, and the murder of children on the open seas. But this balanced, non-ideological, and meticulously reported story is all true." - Jonathan Alter, author. "If you want to know what the real Cuba is like for its natives - as opposed to the synthetic Cuba experienced by most tourists - this book will take you there, to that unique labyrinth of ruins where truth is as elusive as comfort or the bare necessities of life. Unflinchingly objective, yet suffused with poetic empathy for the complex characters whose lives it chronicles, Anthony DePalma's narrative reads like the best of novels. Uplifting and devastating at the same time." - Carlos Eire, author of Waiting for Snow in Havana. "Cubans today, most of whom have lived their entire lives under the Castro regime, are hesitantly embracing the future. Anthony DePalma, a veteran reporter with years of experience in Cuba, focuses on a town across the harbor from Old Havana to dramatize the optimism as well as the enormous challenges that Cubans face. The result is a moving snapshot of Cuba with all its contradictions as the new regime opens the gate to the capitalism that Fidel railed against for so long. In Guanabacoa, longtime residents prove enterprising in the extreme. Scrounging materials in the black market, Caridad Luisa Limonta Ewen has started her own small manufacturing business, a surprising turn for a former ranking member of the Communist Party. Her good friend Lili Durand Hernandez, a loyal communist, heads the town's watchdog revolutionary committee. Painter Arturo Montoto, who had long lived and worked in Mexico, moved back to Cuba when he saw improving conditions, but complains about recognition like any artist. In stark contrast, Jorge Garcia lives in Miami and continues to seek justice for the sinking of a tugboat full of refugees, a tragedy that claimed the lives of his son, grandson, and twelve other family members, a massacre in which the Cuban governement denies any role. In The Cubans, many patriots face one new question: Is their loyalty to the revolution or to their country? Cuba has become an improvised country, an old machine kept running with equal measures of ingenuity and desperation. A new kind of revolutionary spirit thrives beneath the conformity of a half century of totalitarian rule. And over all of this looms the United States, with its unpredictable policies, which warmed toward its neighbor under one administration, but has now taken on a chill reminiscent of the Cold War." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Ward, Jeffrey L. (maps); Garruzzo, Cassandra (book design); Leard, Steve (jacket design); Vallecillos, Lucas (jacket photograph) (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition black boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Praise for The Indomitable Florence Finch; List of Other Books by Robert J. Mrazek; Author Dedication; Prologue; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with preliminary page maps and a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "An American hero -- long forgotten -- finally gets her due in this riveting narrative. You will absolutely love Florence Finch: her grit, her compassion, her fight. This isn't just history; she is a woman for our times." - Keith O'Brien, author. " 'Indomitalble' is an understatement. Florence's breathtaking story causes us to remember that one person can indeed change the lives of many." - Judith L. Pearson, award-winning author. "The searing tragedy and epic heroism of Florence Finch.is an enthralling and inspiring narrative.A stellar hero of the Philippine resistance who risked all to save the lives of many others." - Richard B. Frank, Truman Book Award-winning author. "Robert Mrazek.tells inspiring stories of extraordinary heroism with verve and heart. The story of the amazing war widow, Florence Finch, who risked her life to save American POWs in the Pacific, is by far his finest yet. A beautiful hymn to a forgotten heroine." - Alex Kershaw, author. "An incredibly moving and powerful story. In these absorbing pages, the Filipino experience in World War II comes to life.Mrazek shows us the triumph of the human spirit over the worst of adversity. Florence Finch is a hero for the ages." - John C. McManus, Ph.D, author. "The Riveting Story of an Unsung World War II Hero Who Saved Countless American Lives in the Philippines. When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, New York, neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children. Florence was an unlikely warrior. On her own from the age of seven, she relied upon her intelligence and fortitude to survive, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother. As war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bind" Smith. In the wake of Bing's heroic death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in. With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan death march, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Kain, Amanda (jacket design); Musolino, John (author photograph); Ward, Jeffrey L. (maps) (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition gold boards, white spine and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Bryan Burrough; Author Dedication; Prologue; Epilogue: From Headlines to History; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Illustration Credits and Index. Illustrated with two sections of both black-and-white and color photographic plates. "From the New York Times bestselling aouthor of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America's most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid to Butch and Sundance. The Wild West gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it as a corny myth, more a product of dime novels and B movies than a genuinely important American history. In fact, as Bryan Burrough shows us in his dazzling and fast-paced new book, there's much more below the surace. For three decades at the end of the 1800s, a big swath of the American West was a crucible of change -- with the hughest murder rate per capita in American history. The reasons behind this boil down to one word: Texas. Southern dueling culture, a crucial ingredient of the gunfighter era, transformed into something wilder and less organized as it traveled west. Texas had already been born in violence, on two fronts, with Mexico to the south and the Comanche to the north. The collapse of the Confederacy and the presence of a thin veneer of northern occupiers turned the heat up further. And the explosion in the cattle business after the war took that violence and pumped it out across the whole of the West. The stampede of longhorn cattle brought with it an assortment of rustlers, hustlers, gamblers, and freelance lawmen who carried a trigger-happy honor culture into a widening gyre, a veritable blood meridian. When the first newspapermen and audiences discovered what good copy this was, the flywheel of mythmaking started spinning. It's never stopped. The Gunfighters brilliantly sifts the lies from the truth, giving both elements their due. And the truth is sufficiently wild for any but the most unhinged tastes. All the legendary figures are here, and their escapades are told with great flair -- good, bad, and ugly. Like all great stories, this one has a rousing end -- as the railroads and the settlers close off the open spaces for good, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the last of their breed, really do get on a boat for South America, ending their era in a blaze of glory. Burrough knits these histories together into something much deeper and more provocative than simply the sum of its parts. To understand the truth of the Wild West is to understand a crucial dimension of the American story." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Lagin, Daniel (book design); Ward, Jeffrey L. (maps); Gaffney, Evan (jacket design) (illustratore). …