Dodge City

by George Laughead Jr.

Book Overview

The founding of the American West can be studied in no better place than Dodge City and Ford County. Whether it is frontier forts, trails and cow towns, or farms and ranches, Ford County holds original examples. The best-known Wild West lawmen and gunfighters--Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Doc Holliday--gained their fame in Dodge City. Its history began with Francisco V squez de Coronado crossing the Arkansas River in 1541, leading to the Louisiana...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738552259
• ISBN13: 9780738552255
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"