The Longest Rope

Baber, D.F.

Published by Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID, 1953

About this Item

320pp. Hardcover in near fine, mylar protected dust jacket with small chipping at crown. Price intact on flap. Boards bright with gilt lettering and decor, corners very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Previous owner bookplate present. Some 30 illustrations by Bob Hall.

A startling eyewitness account of Wyoming's famous Johnson County Cattle War in the early 1890s. The Western adage "the longest rope gets the maverick" is an apt reference to some of the extreme violence that occurred between the cattlemen and the "nesters" or homesteaders.

Seller Inventory # AM1060

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Longest Rope
• Publisher: Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID
• Publication Date: 1953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hall, R.H.
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine