Few bother to separate the myth of Colonel Hugh Cardiff from his real life. The nation knows him as a sharpshooter, buffalo hunter, moving pictures pioneer, and one-time proprietor of the greatest Wild West show the nation has ever seen. Some of the stories are true, some exaggerated, and some rank among the wildest of tall tales. But for a man who has lived like Colonel Cardiff, the facts trump the myth. In the spring of 1868, Denver is the richest, wildest city west of the Mississippi. When an overweight Easterner named ...
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Few bother to separate the myth of Colonel Hugh Cardiff from his real life. The nation knows him as a sharpshooter, buffalo hunter, moving pictures pioneer, and one-time proprietor of the greatest Wild West show the nation has ever seen. Some of the stories are true, some exaggerated, and some rank among the wildest of tall tales. But for a man who has lived like Colonel Cardiff, the facts trump the myth. In the spring of 1868, Denver is the richest, wildest city west of the Mississippi. When an overweight Easterner named Dr. Bogardus rolls into town to announce a shooting contest with a $1,000 prize, ears prick up. Young Hugh wins the shoot with an ancient muzzle-loading rifle, knocking glass balls out of the air and missing only four out of one hundred targets. He is famous at nineteen, and the Colonel's wild life is just getting started.
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Good in good dust jacket. Noticeably aged / worn / yellowed. Dust jacket has some wear and tear, mainly along the edges. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. A fine copy in a near fine, mylar protected DJ; 1st edition with complete number line. Small amount of wear and slight bit of spine fading to the DJ; Publisher's remainder stamp on top page block. 8vo., 477 pages.
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Good in Good dust jacket. Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 477 pages; DJ lightly rubbed at edges, one closed tear at rear panel near spine tail. Mylar cover. Book solid and tight. Remainer mark. Text block clean and pages tight with minor yellowing to margins. Minor handling soil to closed page edges.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 6x9. Signed by Author Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. 6x9. 128 pages. A novel: The True and Authentic Life of Col. Hugh Cardiff. This is an Advance Sample Reading Copy(not the complete novel) inscribed by author.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition, remaindered. 477 pp. Fine/VG+. DJ has light edgewear. Small rip in bottom DJ spine. Hardcover beige with red cloth spine. Legends of the famous Wild West figure Col. Hugh Cardiff. A great reading copy of this collectible edition!
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This book is softcover. The pages are clean. The binding is tight. Fast Shipping-Safe and Secure-Ships from Utah! ADVANCE READING COPY OF THE FIRST 128 PAGES OF THE BOOK. COMES WITH A LETTER FROM PUBLISHER SIMON & SCHUSTER DATED OCTOBER 27, 1978.
