Longhair Jim Courtright Two Gun Marshal of Fort Worth (SIGNED)
Denver, Colorado: World Press, 1957. First Edition, Limited No. 446 of 500 copies. SIGNED by the author. 8vo. 234 pp. Illustrations. Gray cloth with blue lettering in yellow illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy with a hint of wear to dustjacket; not faded as is common with this title. Item #19624
The biography of Timothy Isaiah Courtright (1848 – 1887), Sheriff in Ft. Worth, Texas from 1876-1879. In 1887, he was killed in a shootout with gambler and gunfighter Luke Short. Before his death, people feared Courtright's reputation as a gunman, and he successfully reduced Ft. Worth's murder rate by more than half, while reportedly extracting protection money from town business owners.
Price: $75.00