Title: Buckboard Days
From the back cover: Poe gained considerable fame by being present in July 1881 at the climax of Sandra L. Myres says that Buckboard Days "is as much Sophie's story as it is
When first published in 1936, this engaging biography was subtitled "The
Thrilling Experiences on Our Southwestern Frontier of John William Poe,
as Buffalo Hunter, United States Marshal, Sheriff, Rancher, Banker." In
his widow's enthusiastic account, Poe's life is traced from his birth in
Kentucky, through his experiences in Texas during the 1870s as a successful
buffalo hunter and apprehender of cattle rustlers, to his life in New Mexico.
the bloody Lincoln County War when Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy
the Kid. Poe followed Garrett as sheriff, resigning a few years later to establish
a ranch near Fort Stanton. Later he became a banker in Roswell.
John William's. It is a delightful, and often inspiring account of a young woman's
courage and perseverance, and it deserves to take its place among the other
books by pioneer women which are at last becoming recognized as an important
part of the literature and history of the American West."
By: Sophie A. Poe, edited by Eugene Cunningham, introduction by Sandra
L. Myres
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press , Albuquerque, NM
Copyright: 1981, reprint of the 1936 edition.
Size/Format: 6" x 9 1/4", trade paperback, 292 pages.
Condition: Ex-library with usual markings, stickers. Quite clean pages,
minor corner wear. Front cover has a 1" tear at the bottom along spine,
some spine creases. Cover rubbing, edge wear and spots of soiling.
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