Recollections of a Western Ranchman
author: French, William
source date: 1927
availability: public_domain

Captain William French arrived from Ireland in 1883 and managed the WS Ranch near Alma, New Mexico. His memoir recounts the closing years of the wild frontier: Apache wars under Geronimo and Nana, the Elfego Baca affair, cattle rustling, and the outlaws who worked for him — including Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, Joel Fowler, and Black Jack Ketchum. French's dry wit and sharp observation make this one of the best personal accounts of western ranching.