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This volume represents the surprising range of the illustrations of Frederic Remington, celebrated painter & historian of the American West. Historically faithful to fact, Remington illustrated with the greatest fidelity to detail the American Indian & the cavalry, soldiery, & artillery that eventually tamed the Wild West as the artist had first known it. The 200+ black & white illustrations of his work are in these sub-headings: He Knew Horses,Football, Fishing and Hunting, People, Bull Fighting, Architectural Studies and Landscapes, Animals in the Wilds, Cavalry, Soldier Artillery, Fighting the Indians, Cowboys & Vaqueros, Men in the wilderness, The Indian. Contains a biography of the artist and and a one-page commentary by Owen Wister. |
