Pistol Pete

Pistol Pete: Veteran of the Old West

Frank Eaton

One time cowboy, scout, Indian fighter, trail rider and Deputy United States Marshal, Frank Eaton died at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma, at the age of 98 years, on April 8, 1958, six years after his adventures recorded in this book were published in 1952. At the time of his death, he earned his living as a blacksmith and a deputy sheriff. His memoirs are colorful, funny, violent, moving, exciting, full of action and always a good yarn. They may also be the last personal experience account, as Mr. Eaton says, "of the old Cherokee Nation when I lived there and of some of the noblest men that ever lived-good and bad."

Of this book, he said: It is a "correct record of the acts of different kinds of people and their method of living and reaching to an emergency" when they needed ''constant vigilance to keep alive." He tells about the ''constant struggle between law and crime and the result of crime which in those times was a rope or bullet ... the incidents do not always end as we wish they would, but the end is told and not a fictitious one, ''and people'' can take it or let it alone, as they please.''

People across the United States who love real stories about real cowboys.

Hardback

The cover pictures are black and white and old. They can be changed to sepia... The Oklahoma State University Cowboy logo will be on the back of the cover. I'm thinking highlights with that orange and maybe gold highlights as well.