The Cimarron country has it all Indian, mountain man, and pioneer legends. Cowboy and ranching tales. Stagecoach and early railroad adventures. Gold fever Heroes and villains. Hangings and outlaws. Corporate greed. Overwhelming individual generosity. Struggles and triumphs. This volume highlights some of the important places and events that occurred in the Cimarron country. Its history is a treasure trove of heroic examples and valuable lessons for all of us to learn. Dozens of rare historical photos and illustrations bring these stories to life.

Historian Stephen Zimmer is a favorite among readers of Old West adventures. In this volume he shares over two dozen biographical sketches of people who have made the Cimarron Country great. Scores of rare historical photographs illustrate these pages and bring the stories to life. This collection includes such well-known people as Kit Carson, Lucien Maxwell, and Waite Phillips. It also tells the stories of ordinary western ranchers and cattlemen who are heroes in their own right. "Reading this book is like riding into the high country with a posse of great story-tellers" -- Warren Cole Smith