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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Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $21.76, very good condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Macmillan, 1979. 0333247930.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (lightly bumped at head of spine-otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at tail of spine and light wear at corners-otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 477 (no inscriptions).
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo. Some edgeswear. DJ chipped with sunned spine. Spine and board corners bumped. Closed edges lightly foxed, owner name to titloe page, else content clean and firm.
Add this copy of Wild Times Garfield, Brian to cart. $24.77, Sold by Sam's Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ramsey, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Macmillan.
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Add this copy of Wild Times to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
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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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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.
