Offered in this lot is this First Edition of "Wyoming Frontier State" by Velma Linford, 1947. This is a mid-century illustrated book of the history of Wyoming. Includes bio of Linford, who studied under a famous group of historians: Grace Hebard, LeRoy Hafen, Frederic Paxson, & Herbert Bolton. This book was a textbook for 7th - 9th graders, but it was written & published in a time when that age group had meaty material to study, & this one is not only meaty, but engagingly written. Railroads, Gold seekers, Yellowstone, Johnson County War & Tom Horn, Indians, Missionaries, Ranching & Ranchers, etc...
The green cloth bound book is in good overall condition, slight scuffing noted on cover and spine, slight foxing noted to intact pages, measures 6"W x 9.25L x 1"D