Ramon F. Adams (1889–1976)
Author of Western Words: A Dictionary of the Old West
About the Author
Works by Ramon F. Adams
Six-guns and saddle leather; a bibliography of books and pamphlets on western outlaws and gunmen (1969) 41 copies
The rampaging herd; a bibliography of books and pamphlets on men and events in the cattle industry (1959) 25 copies
The Adams one-fifty : a checklist of the 150 most important books on Western outlaws and lawmen (1976) 7 copies
The legendary West 1 copy
The old-time cowhand. 1 copy
Associated Works
A Sketch of Sam Bass, the Bandit: A Graphic Narrative : His Various Train Robberies, His Death, and Accounts of the Death of His Gang and Their History (1880) — Introduction, some editions — 27 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1889-10-03
- Date of death
- 1976-04-29
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Austin College
- Occupations
- musician
businessman - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Texas, USA
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Reviews
Find all your books called "Real Stories of the Old West," "I Rode with Wild Bill," "I was in School with Jesse James," "The Story of the Only Survivor of Little Big Horn," and the like, then check with Ramon Adams's reviews. You may have wondered if some of these memoirs and first-hand accounts were a little overblown and you were right to feel that way. The only noble truth that emerges from the history of the great, mythic West is that Calamity Jane was a dead ringer for Doris Day. Adams show more is actually pretty deadpan as he hilariously eviscerates some of the great legends. show less
By my guidelines the first time I read this, it would have received a 5 star but now that it is on its second reading I will drop back a bit as the last few chapters are a bit soft and I personally question some of the conclusions in the chapters. Still it's a fun read and the pictures are enjoyable. He was an amazing man.
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Statistics
- Works
- 29
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 401
- Popularity
- #60,557
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 32
- Favorited
- 1