Author: Allen L. Farnum
Pages: 128
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 11"
Item #: BK676
Price: $19.95
Occasionally, some notably historic piece of Americana turns up from forgotten storage. Such is the case with the find of 155 pristine negatives of Pawnee Bill's Wild West show on tour made between 1900 and 1905 by cowboy/amateur photographer Harry Bock. Along with these photos is included the biography of Pawnee Bill - buffalo hunter, plains scout, White Chief of Pawnees, Wild West showman, land boomer, oilman, banker, conservationist and the biography of photographer, Harry Bock. Together their lives provide a fascinating background to accompany this visual close-up look at a period in life that is gone forever- the Wild West show of the early 1900's. This is a well-written and researched photo documentary without parallel. It offers western, historical, and tent show buffs an informed look back in time and belongs in all museum and collectors' libraries.