Pistol Pete Eaton Campfire Stories 1988 and similar items

CAMPFIRE STORIES: REMEMBRANCES OF A COWBOY LEGEND by Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton New Forums Press, Inc., Only Edition, 1988 Condition: About Fine in Fine dust jacket "His appearance suggested the old plainsman, the Indian scout type. Slender, weather beaten keen eyed, with long gray hair to his waist, chaps, boots, spurs, sombrero, old style holster with its 'thumb buster' Colt, he typified the early territorial days...He was extremely bowlegged from the many years in the saddle, and had a lazy eye which made it difficult to tell where he was looking. Frank Eaton was a cowboy, no doubt about it, and he always dressed the part. Even until his death in Perkins, Oklahoma, at the age of 97." Eaton (1860-1957) was born in Hartford Conn., but he didn't remain an Easterner for long. It was after avenging his father's murder in Oklahoma that Eaton was given his nickname, "Pistol Pete" for his quick draw and accuracy with a gun. This book contains his personal remembrances of his life and the colorful persons who he encountered and befriended during those years. His daughter Elizabeth provides a short biography at the end of the book. Many photos are included in the text of Pistol Pete and such cowhand friends as Delaware Charley, Charley Auld, Charley Wadley, Charley Nida and a number of non-Charleys. 174 pages. The book shows virtually no wear to its leatherette covers; the interior has one corner crease and a barely-perceptable erasure to the ffep; otherwise, it too is in excellent condition. Ditto the attractive dust jacket. This title is scarce in this condition and has, at the time of listing, never been reprinted. Free shipping and postal insurance are included in the price.