The Bar E Ranch Chuck Wagon Cook Book - A collection of personal recipes, very old family recipes, pioneer recipes from the early  frontier days, and a historical view with recipes, of Army cooking in the old west. Also included are old weights and measures no longer used today such as "256 lbs. of soap make 1 barrel" and "100 lbs. of fish make 1 quintal". A history of the Chuck Wagon and how to cook on wood coals and a chapter called "Some Things Worth Knowing" from the distant past.  You'll laugh, you'll smile, and if you're old enough you'll remember. This book contains some of the best recipes you'l l ever run across but it's more than recipes it's a historical look at the cooking our ancestors did.

 

$20.00

Born out of 19th-century cattle drives, the chuckwagon is both utilitarian and nostalgic. The meals that were prepared and served at the wagon weren’t fancy, yet they were as diverse as the Western landscape and the cowboys on the crew. Tom and Cheryle Elliott preserve and perpetuate the history of the chuckwagon and authentic cowboy grub in their Bar E Ranch Chuckwagon Cookbook. The old-time recipes are simple and combine ingredients that are staples in most pantries, but they yield filling, flavorful, homestyle meals that will bring your crew back for seconds. A bonus: The Elliotts offer tips for cooking in Dutch ovens, recipes and rations from Old West army cooking manuals, a handy chart for cooking for large groups and other trivia.

-Jennifer Denison, Senior Editor and Cowboy Style Editor, Western Horseman Magazine

 



The Complete Sourdough Cookbook 
by Don and Myrtle Holm 
Publisher: Caxton Press 
Coil Bound, 136 Pages 
From the right "starter" to delicious sourdough goodies, 
this book offers one of the most significant collections of 
sourdough recipes ever to be tested. Many of the recipes 
have been adapted for the hunter and camper and can be 
cooked in the camp stove, over the campfire, 
or in the most modern kitchens. 
Order # 042238      $10.95

 

 

 

 Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook
by Don Holm
Publisher: Caxton Press
Coil Bound, 131 Pages
First of its kind in print that specializes in
old-fashioned Dutch oven cookery and sourdough recipes.
The book explains how to build the right kind of fire, for
the best results with a minimum of time and effort. Tempting
recipes for hungry fishermen and hunters include pot roasts,
mulligan stews, and dishes made from fish of various kinds,
bear meat, buffalo, venison, upland game birds, rabbit,
woodchuck, and many more. One chapter features the
favorite recipes of some other Pacific Northwest writers.
Sourdough recipes include "starters," flapjacks, and several
kinds of biscuits. Don Holm explains about jerky ( dried meat )
one of the most concentrated edibles known to man.
He tells how jerky can be made into pemmican,
the perfect outdoor food for the trail.
Order # 041339      $14.95
Although Sowbelly and Sourdough were staples in the chuck box, the cook often had a few more provisions on hand. Using limited ingredients,  bean wranglers created mouth watering vittles 
for a demanding bunch of cowboys. Their  techniques and recipes, recorded here, range  from traditional meat and bean dishes to 
fine-tastin' baked goods and sweet-tooth-teasin' desserts. Reaching behind the recipes, author  Scott Gregory peeks into the lives of the 
chuck wagon cook and the cow pokes who  gathered 'round his wagon. He reveals not  only the "hows" but the "whys" of meal  preparation on the trail. Quotes, quips, and  particulars round out the recipes, lending insight into the trail hand's rough and rigorous lifestyle.

 

Sowbelly and Sourdough:
Original Recipes from the Trail Drives
and Cow Camps of the 1800's
by Scott Gregory
Publisher: Caxton Press
Coil Bound, 167 Pages

Order # 043692 
$12.95
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Chuck Wagon Recipes
By Sue Cunningham and Jean Cates
Tom Bob sez these ladies have forgot  more 
about cooking than most Folks ever learn.
Sisters, Sue Cunningham and Jean 
Cates were raised on a ranch in Texas 
and learned about cooking at an early age 
from their dad Dick Shepherd, who cooked 
on a real ranch Chuckwagon. They stay busy 
during the summer months competing in chuck 
wagon cook-offs with the old chuckwagon 
their dad put together many years ago. 
115 pages of recipes interspersed 
with true cowboy stories.
Illustrated by Western Artist Justin Wells
$17.00
Each book personally autographed by 
Sue and Jean.
 
 
 
 

 

More Chuck Wagon Recipes
By Sue Cunningham and Jean Cates
If you like the first book you'll love 
this one. Lots of new recipes and 
more great stories. 119 pages.
$17.00
Personally autographed by
Sue and Jean

 

 
Chuck Wagon Recipes and Others #3

Award winning Chuck Wagon cooks and sisters, Sue Cunningham and Jean Cates have done it again! Here's their latest cook book full of great new recipes and neat stories. If you liked one and two you've got to have number three!

$17.00.


 
 
 
 
 
 

 

The Old Reliable
The History of the Springfield
Wagon Company
1872 - 1952
by Steven Lee Stepp, 1972
Written by Mr. Stepp as a Masters Thesis 
for Southwest Missouri State College
The author was able to gain access to the 
early business papers of  the Springfield Wagon Company.
 These papers, still in their original  form and largely intact,
provide great insight into the daily workings of the largest
wagon  company west of the Mississippi River. 
Former employees, still living at the time 
aided greatly in filling gaps in the written records.
Paper back, 150 pages, with several pages 
of old ads and pictures.
$19.95 
Each book personally signed by Mr. Stepp.

The West That Was
John Eggen

Much of early Americana has been destroyed 
and lost forever. The negatives from which 
these photographs were made nearly met
the same fate. Had this happened, this 
pictorial record of the cattle industry on 
the open range around the turn of the 
century would have been lost.
These photographs by frontier photographer 
Frank Sherman remained untouched in the attic of his
Lebanon, Oregon Historical  Society in Portland. 
Now at last this treasure of history is available
to the public. The images of cowboy life give
new insights into this romantic period of 
American history.

"...this is a grand book on early day cowboys, 
maybe the best ever published." 
Sandra Dallas, Denver Post
$29.95

Cowboys
John Eggen

In the frontier of Colorado in 1903, 
Frank Sherman had a photography studio 
and souvenir shop in Colorado Springs. 
He decided that he needed more postcards to
sell to the tourists, so he visited his brothers who worked at the Holt Livestock Co., in Hugo  Colorado. He packed up his gear and went to photograph the cattle roundup. His timing was fortuitous. Just before the  roundup was to start, word came that  President Theodore Roosevelt would be  stopping in Hugo on his western trip.
Frank Sherman got the pictures. Those pictures and other wonderful images of the Old West are presented here for the  first time. Having saved them from  destruction, John Eggen has made it his 
avocation to preserve them and share them  with a fascinated public.
An earlier volume, "The West that Was"  met with popular and critical acclaim.  This new work brings even more of the 
cowboy's day-to-day existence to life.

$19.95
 
 

 
STAGE COACH

Rare views of the old West 1849 - 1915
 Over 200 authentic, rare, and often unpublished vintage photographs explore life in the Old West - from the Gold Rush to the First World War. Here are the stagecoaches, the horse drawn wagons, the towns, and the people who lived on the frontier of America. These are the people who bet their lives on a trip of hundreds of days in cramped wagons through very dangerous territories.  It is remarkable that there were photographers to record these events on film. The visual record is supported with narratives, many in the first person, and important historical information. Paper back, 175 pages.
$29.95

 

 


Reprint of Catalog Number 41, 1915 Springfield Wagon Company
6" x  8 1/2", 32 pages
$18.00.


 

 

 

1903 Peter Schutter Abridged Catalog - Reprint
This black & white, Schutter catalogue and price list features 7 high wheel wagon and cart illustrations as well as images of the original 1843 shop and 'modern' 1903 plant. The small 16 page length and 3.5" x 6" size was used as a "mini-preview" of Schutter's product line. The larger, full- length catalogue was available upon written request to
Schutter & Hotz - Chicago, Illinois.

$12.00

WEBER WAGON catalog from McCormick-Deering.64 pages with a nice color image of a Weber wagon. This catalog is a reprint combining several catalogs and is full of black and white images and lots of good information.
$21.00

 

PETER SCHUTTLER WAGON catalog reprint. 64 pages full of black and white images and great information. Includes several pages with images telling how the Schuttler wagon was constructed.
$21.00



The Fence That Me and Shorty Built

The latest inspirational book penned by Red Steagall, containing all of his poetry and music written since his first book, the highly esteemed Ride For the Brand.
Contains musical lead sheets, plus personal photos and Red's own private thoughts regarding the inspirations for many of his works.
This new hard-cover book will take you back to a simpler time when life was a little slower.

Introduction by President George W. Bush

 AUTOGRAPHED COPY
Hard-Cover Book $ 19.95

 

Ride for the Brand
The book you'll treasure!.....

The poetry and songs of Red Steagall come to life
in this highly acclaimed book, Ride For The Brand,
published by Texas Christian University Press.
Hand-lettered lead sheets provide a visual image
of Red’s music as well as the opportunity for
readers to explore the musical accompaniment to
 the words. With illustrations by noted members
of the Cowboy Artists of America-Bill Owen,
Fred Fellows, Joe Beeler, and Howard Terpning.
Ride For The Brand is a fresh and unusual tribute
to the cowboy mystique.
(168 pages. Actual size 6" x 9")

AUTOGRAPHED COPY
Hardbound Edition $ 19.95

 
   

Florence Wagons reproduction catalog.
Twenty four pages, spiral bound.
Measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.
$12.00

 

 

 

Great Meals Dutch Oven Style

Dale Smith, a professional baker and Dutch oven cooking expert, presents more than one hundred tested recipes for beef, poultry, fish and pork; vegetables; soups and chowders; sourdough, bread and rolls, cakes, pies and cobblers and marinades and rubs. Each recipe includes details on coal placement.
Smith also includes information on cookware “seasoning,” care and storage. He explains cooking techniques for above- and below-ground cooking. The appendix includes information on Dutch oven terminology and a list of herbs and other seasonings. There also is a chapter on “fireless cookers.”
Great Meals Dutch Oven Style also has a section on
competition cooking and information on the
International Dutch Oven Society.
Great Meals Dutch Oven Style covers all aspects of Dutch oven cooking. It will appeal to both veteran black kettle chefs and to those preparing their first dishes using cast iron cookware.
6x9, 220 pages, comb binding
$17.95

 


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"Wheels That Won The West ", the ultimate symbol of the old west and is a limited edition poster. It showcases many of American's earliest western vehicle makers. The 26" x 39" print is impressively sized and features rare illustrations from vintage engravings and original lithographs. Printed on acid-free, 80 lb. cover stock. Order yours now as this is a limited edition printing. We guarantee you'll love it!

$88.00

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Making Tracks

Going West in the 1800’s - From the cowboys to the homesteaders, miners to the military, one industry bound the entire nation together… Transportation.  Utilizing rare imagery from the 1860’s through the early 1900’s, Wheels That Won The West publishing has created another exclusive copyrighted print highlighting America’s early western vehicle industry. 


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Details of this second-in-a-series print include a "call-out" section of historically accurate western vehicle terminology.  Also included are the unique design features and innovative equipment used to create the most rugged wheels of the old west.  Printed on acid-free, 100lb cover stock with special UV inhibiting inks, “Making Tracks” captures an extraordinary glimpse of the all-but-forgotten work of thousands of early vehicle makers.  Makes a great gift!     
$88.00

 
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