Other editions of book The Border and the Buffalo: An Untold Story of the Southwest Plains. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. The Lakeside Classics

In presenting these Reminiscences to the reader the author wishes to say that they were written and compiled by an uneducated man, who is now 63 years of age, with no pretensions to literary attainments, having a very meager knowledge of the common-school branches. In placing these recollections in book form there is an endeavor all along the line to state the facts as they occurred to me. The tragic deaths seen by the author in dance-hall and saloon have been omitted, in this work. But to that band of hardy, tireless hunters that helped, as all army officers declared, more to settle the vexed Indian question in the five years of the greatest destruction of wild animals in the history of the world’s hunting, the author especially devotes that portion of the book pertaining to the buffaloes. The incidents connected with the tragic death of Marshall Sewall will be appreciated, I trust, by all lovers of fair play. Thomas Lumpkins met his death in a manner that could be expected by all old plainsmen. There were so many tragic incidents that occurred during the author’s experience after leaving New Mexico, that it was difficult for him to segregate one event from another, in order to prepare a presentable book,—one that could be read in every home in the land without shocking the finer sensibilities of the reader. And it is the sincere hope and desire of the author that this design and object have been accomplished.CONTENTS.Chapter I Boyhood in Territory of Kansas, 1857Chapter II, Early Settlements of Southeast KansasChapter III, A Trip to New MexicoChapter IV, "Lost”Chapter V, We Move.—Acres of BuffaloChapter VI Two Hundred and Three Killed at One TimeChapter VII Hides Bound for the RailroadChapter VIII, Indian RumorsChapter IX, The Warrior's Last RideChapter X, The Staked Plains HorrorChapter XII, Sol Rees.—Dull Knife Raid, 1878Chapter XIII, Mortimer N. Kress (" Wild Bill Chapter XIV, M. V. Daily.MISCELLANEOUS STORIES OF BUFFALO LAND.

The slaughter of the great buffalo herds of the West took place between 1874 and 1884. The southern herds in the Texas Panhandle were gone as early as 1878. John R. Cook was one of the hunters taking part in the extermination. His book, The Border and the Buffalo, first published in a small edition at Topeka, Kansas, in 1907, is one of the most important first-hand accounts about buffalo hunting that has been written. The organization of hunts, camp routines, and marketing of the buffalo hides are all described in detail. The book also highlights battles with the Cheyenne and Comanche Indians, and various scouts with the U.S. Cavalry on the plains of Texas.

Excerpt from The Border and the Buffalo: An Untold Story of the Southwest PlainsIndian Rumors - Nigger Horse Runs Away. - A Close Midnight Call. - A Comanche Shoots at Me. - Rankin Moore Kills His Horse. - Diabolical Deeds - Killing and Scalping of Sewall. - We Dug His Grave with Butcher-knives. - The Pocket Canon Fight. - Hosea. - They Scatter Like Quails. Plains Telegraphy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Border and the BuffaloAn Untold Story of The Southwest PlainsA Story of Mountain and PlainJohn R. CookThe Bloody Border of Missouri and Kansas. The Story of the Slaughter of the Buffalo. Westward among the Big Game and Wild Tribes.1907In presenting these Reminiscences to the reader the author wishes to say that they were written and compiled by an uneducated man, who is now 63 years of age, with no pretensions to literary attainments, having a very meager knowledge of the common-school branches. In placing these recollections in book form there is an endeavor all along the line to state the facts as they occurred to me. The tragic deaths seen by the author in dance-hall and saloon have been omitted, in this work. But to that band of hardy, tireless hunters that helped, as all army officers declared, more to settle the vexed Indian question in the five years of the greatest destruction of wild animals in the history of the world's hunting, the author especially devotes that portion of the book pertaining to the buffaloes. The incidents connected with the tragic death of Marshall Sewall will be appreciated, I trust, by all lovers of fair play. Thomas Lumpkins met his death in a manner that could be expected by all old plainsmen. There were so many tragic incidents that occurred during the author's experience after leaving New Mexico, that it was difficult for him to segregate one event from another, in order to prepare a presentable book,—one that could be read in every home in the land without shocking the finer sensibilities of the reader. And it is the sincere hope and desire of the author that this design and object have been accomplished.

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New York: Citadel Press, 1967. Reprint Edition, Hardbound, about 8.25 inches tall, 454 pages. Includes a frontis portrait. This was originally published in 1907 by Crane & Company in Topeka, Kansas, with the subtitle: "The Bloody Border of Missouri and Kansas. The Story of the Slaughter of the Buffalo. Westward among the Big Game and Wild Tribes. A Story of Mountain and Plain".

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