Maine Book Barn Publishing: 66 books

"Indian Fights & Fighters: Campaigns of Generals Custer, Miles, Crook, Terry, & Sheridan with the Sioux" by Cyrus Townsend Brady is a history that covers the most famous Indian Wars of the Great Plains----those against the Sioux and Cheyenne. Cyrus Townsend Brady (1861-1920)...

"Following the Guidon" by Elizabeth B. Custer" is a warmly human, first-hand account of the hardships, disappointments, fun and flattery, joys, and heartaches of General Custer's devoted wife, who accompanied her military husband to the (then) desolate plains of Kansas & Nebraska...

"Indian War and Civil War on the Western Frontier: The Indian War Of 1864 And The Lyon Campaign in Missouri in 1861" (2 Volumes In 1)by Eugene F. Ware, is a eyewitness account of the Indian War & 1st Civil War campaign on the Western Frontier. Eugene Ware (1841-1911) was a soldier,...

"The Fetterman Massacre; And The Official Reports" by Henry & Margaret Carrington is a first-hand look at the worst defeat of the U. S. Army by the Great Plains Indians up to that time. Colonel Carrington (1824-1912) was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in...

"Across The Continent with the Fifth Cavalry" by George F. Price, Captain Fifth Cavalry, U. S. A., is the history of the Fifth Cavalry of the United States Army from its organization in 1855 to 1883 when the book was published. The book is divided into two main parts: Part I is a narrative...

"U. S. Army Indian Wars: Campaigns of Generals Custer, Miles, & Crook, with the Sioux & Cheyenne, Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce; Captain Jack & The Modoc, Invaders & Indian Wars in Texas & The South" (3 Volumes In 1) by Cyrus T. Brady covers the most famous Indian...

"History of the Regulators and Moderators and the 1841-42 Shelby County War and Some of the Indian Troubles in the Early Republic of Texas" by John Middleton, a Texas Ranger Captain. It is an eyewitness account of some of the early history of Texas by an early pioneer. John Middleton was...

William Henry Hurlbert (1827-1895) was an American journalist; born in Charleston, S. C. He returned to S. C. on the death of his father; came under the influence of his half-brother, Stephen who later moved to Illinois and became an ally of Lincoln. Conflicted, he wanted the Union preserved, but...

John Wesley Hardin 1853-1895 was an American outlaw, gunfight, and controversial folk-hero of the Old West, born in Texas. Hardin became famous as a gun slinger so mean that he reputedly killed a man for snoring! He killed his first man at age 15 and by the time he was finally arrested by Texas...

"The Boy General: The Story of the Life of Major-General George A. Custer As Told By Elizabeth B. Custer In "Tenting On The Plains," "Following The Guidon," And "Boots And Saddles" edited by Mary E. Burt from the listed books by the general's wife Elizabeth B. Custer;...

"Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd; 1862-1864: Terry's Rangers; Company D; The 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment" by Ephraim Shelby Dodd is the diary of a member of Company D of the storied 8th Texas cavalry regiment also known as Terry's Rangers. Ephraim Dodd was a member of Company D of this...

"Apaches Incidents in New Mexico; Annals of Old Fort Cummings, New Mexico 1867-1868" by William Thornton Parker M. D. is an eyewitness look at the early history of Fort Cummings, New Mexico. This fort was established to protect the Pony Express riders & emigrants to California on the...

"Captain Jeff; Or Frontier Life In Texas With The Texas Rangers" by William J. Maltby is a first-hand, eyewitness recounting of Indian fighting in West Texas in the 1860s and 1870s. Maltby, whose middle name is Jeff and by which he was familiarly known, published "Captain Jeff;...

"5th Texas Infantry: Rebel Private, Front And Rear Experiences in Company "F" in the Civil War" by William A. Fletcher a first hand  account of the experiences of a Texas Civil War "grunt." William A. Fletcher 1839-1915 was a citizen of Beaumont, Texas who enlisted...