Wolfville days / by Alfred Henry Lewis ; with frontispiece by Frederic Remington.
| Author/creator | Lewis, Alfred Henry |
| Other author | Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909 illustrator. |
| Other author | Frederick A. Stokes Company, publisher. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Frederick A. Stokes Co., [1902] |
| Copyright Date | ©1902 |
| Description | x, 311 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The great Wolfville strike -- The grinding of Dave Tutt -- The feud of Pickles -- Johnny Florer's axle grease -- Toothpick Johnson's ostracism -- The Wolfville daily coyote -- Cherokee Hall plays poker -- The treachery of Curly Ben -- Colonel Sterett's reminiscences -- How the dumb man rode -- How Prince Hal got help -- How Wolfville made a jest -- Death and the Donna Anna -- How Jack Rainey quit -- The defiance of Gene Watkins -- Colonel Sterett's war record -- Old Man Enright's love -- When Whiskey Billy died -- When the stage was stopped. |
| Abstract | The Old Cattleman has many tales to tell of the days when the Wild West was truly wild, having spent his entire life in Wolfville--a time when desperadoes and mule-skinners, outlaws and lawmen, runaways and rawhiders, ran the town. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes autograph of Oscar Hayter dated January 17, 1903 in pencil on front pastedown. |
| General note | Short stories. |
| General note | Title page in black, red, and gray. |
| References | Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature 11747 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy gift of Ann Wicker Harrison, January, 2022 |
| Action note | committed to retain 20170930 20421231 HathiTrust https://www.hathitrust.org/shared_print_program HathiTrust Shared Print commitment 2017 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lewis, Alfred Henry, 1857-1914. Wolfville days. New York : F.A. Stokes Co., ©1902 |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| LCCN | 02003924 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | PS2246.L18 W653 1902 | ✔ Available | Request Material |